The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2079
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (10:11am)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:23pm)
- 7TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:01pm)
- 15WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (5:55am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 35% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 27MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:30pm)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 2, 8:54am
- Full MoonThu 9, 3:40pm
- Last QuarterThu 16, 6:24am
- New MoonThu 23, 10:35pm
Perigee 11 Nov (361,100 km) · Apogee 27 Nov (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 5:15am | 11:52am | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 4:12am | 10:23am | 4:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 4:05am | 10:13am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:28am | 4:48pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 10:35am | 5:47pm | 1:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:31am | 5:44pm | 1:00am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 1:06am | 6:05am | 11:04am | 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 81% 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 35% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2079
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 23 August 2026.