The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2074

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
14WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:37am)
17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
21WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:34pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Thu 1	6:12am	7:55pm	13h 43m	9:34pm	4:33am
Sat 10	6:03am	8:05pm	14h 02m	9:48pm	4:20am
Tue 20	5:55am	8:16pm	14h 21m	10:04pm	4:08am
Fri 30	5:51am	8:27pm	14h 36m	10:19pm	3:59am

Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.

Apogee 7 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 19 Nov (357,000 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Lib	−1.1	5:50am	12:50pm	7:51pm	Hidden
Venus	Vir	−4.7	4:10am	10:29am	4:48pm	Hidden
Mars	Oph	1.3	7:33am	2:58pm	10:23pm	Evening
Jupiter	Leo	−1.7	2:59am	8:36am	2:12pm	Morning
Saturn	Sco	0.4	6:57am	2:06pm	9:15pm	Hidden
Uranus	Sgr	5.8	8:55am	4:17pm	11:39pm	Evening
Neptune	Gem	7.8	12:25am	5:18am	10:10am	Morning

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 98% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.

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.