The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2073
Highlights this month
- 5SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (12:55am)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:09am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (6:04pm)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (4:17pm)
- 30ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:04am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 7, 2:43am
- Full MoonWed 15, 6:58am
- Last QuarterThu 23, 1:19am
- New MoonWed 29, 4:14pm
Apogee 12 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (360,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.8 | 5:23am | 12:06pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:37am | 12:29pm | 7:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.6 | 2:13am | 7:24am | 12:36pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 1:40am | 6:45am | 11:51am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:23am | 1:23pm | 8:24pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 8:36am | 3:59pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 12:16am | 5:07am | 9:58am | 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 36% 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 bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2073
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 20 August 2026.