The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2076
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.6° apart. (2:55am)
- 1SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (4:48am)
- 3TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (1:24am)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 27FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (3:51pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Tue 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Mon 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 37m | 10:19pm | 3:58am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 4, 12:58pm
- Full MoonWed 11, 8:11am
- Last QuarterThu 19, 2:20am
- New MoonThu 26, 10:29pm
Perigee 7 Nov (368,400 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:53am | 2:22pm | 9:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:50am | 11:20am | 5:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.1 | 8:39am | 4:06pm | 11:34pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:00am | 11:37am | 6:14pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 8:12am | 3:30pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 9:30am | 4:50pm | 12:14am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 12:40am | 5:34am | 10:29am | 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 63% 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 bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2076
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
Open the full interactive orrery ↗ — fast-forward, pick any date, toggle the Moon and more.
Looking for an earlier month? Browse all past monthly guides →
Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 21 August 2026.