The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2069
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:58am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:58am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 29FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (4:15am)
- 30SatMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.0). (9:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 6, 7:34am
- New MoonThu 14, 9:42am
- First QuarterFri 22, 8:40am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 29, 12:48am
Apogee 13 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (357,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.5 | 6:40am | 2:04pm | 9:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 8:23am | 4:03pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | −1.8 | 9:47pm | 2:35am | 7:17am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.3 | 2:11pm | 8:39pm | 3:10am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 4:26am | 10:40am | 4:55pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.8 | 7:27am | 2:47pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 11:36pm | 4:28am | 9:17am | 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 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2069
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 18 August 2026.