The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2068
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:25am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 7:44am
- Full MoonFri 9, 10:44pm
- Last QuarterSat 17, 4:33am
- New MoonSun 25, 8:42am
Perigee 8 Nov (361,100 km) · Apogee 20 Nov (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 6:08am | 1:19pm | 8:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:49am | 11:18am | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.7 | 5:18am | 12:06pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.0 | 11:26am | 6:29pm | 1:36am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 3:57am | 9:58am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 7:11am | 2:29pm | 9:47pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 11:26pm | 4:18am | 9:05am | Morning |
Meteor showers
- Southern Taurids — peaks 5 November, radiant in Taurus (up to 5/hr). Sparse but rich in slow fireballs over a long, broad maximum. A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- Leonids — peaks 17 November, radiant in Leo (up to 15/hr). Fast meteors; the radiant rises after midnight and is moderate from the south. A 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2068
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 17 August 2026.