The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2077
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (7:42am)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:33pm)
- 17WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:52am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 19FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (12:45pm)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:56pm)
- 20SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:02pm)
- 30TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:26pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 7, 11:09pm
- New MoonTue 16, 4:00am
- First QuarterTue 23, 4:38pm
- Full MoonTue 30, 8:46am
Apogee 12 Nov (405,800 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (363,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.1 | 7:06am | 2:36pm | 10:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 8:18am | 3:58pm | 11:38pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.5 | 3:33am | 9:24am | 3:15pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 6:09am | 1:11pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 8:56am | 4:15pm | 11:35pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 9:50am | 5:08pm | 12:30am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 12:49am | 5:45am | 10:41am | 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 72% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2077
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 21 August 2026.