The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2071
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:38am)
- 11WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:20pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 22% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:07am)
- 23MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.7). (4:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 8, 5:53am
- Last QuarterSun 15, 1:26am
- New MoonSun 22, 6:01am
- First QuarterMon 30, 8:08am
Perigee 12 Nov (368,300 km) · Apogee 28 Nov (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | 1.5 | 6:41am | 2:00pm | 9:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 4:11am | 10:21am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.3 | 1:01am | 5:49am | 10:37am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.7 | 8:44pm | 1:46am | 6:43am | All night |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 5:24am | 12:03pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.8 | 8:02am | 3:25pm | 10:47pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 12:00am | 4:50am | 9:39am | 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 93% 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 thin 22% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2071
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 19 August 2026.