The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2072
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:03pm)
- 5SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:13am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:24am)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:24am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 46% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:39pm)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Wed 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 37m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 3, 10:21pm
- New MoonThu 10, 3:20pm
- First QuarterFri 18, 3:09am
- Full MoonSat 26, 4:06am
Perigee 7 Nov (364,800 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.1 | 5:19am | 11:58am | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 8:37am | 4:10pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sco | 1.4 | 6:39am | 1:55pm | 9:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.4 | 11:37pm | 4:26am | 9:11am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 5:51am | 12:41pm | 7:32pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 8:17am | 3:40pm | 11:03pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 12:06am | 4:56am | 9:47am | 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 30% 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 46% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2072
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.