The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2080
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:56am)
- 8FriMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (2:26am)
- 14ThuMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (9:52pm)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:51pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 18MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:04pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:40pm)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (3:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sun 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:19am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Sat 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 37m | 10:19pm | 3:58am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 5, 2:15am
- New MoonTue 12, 2:40am
- First QuarterWed 20, 1:21am
- Full MoonWed 27, 4:22pm
Perigee 4 Nov (369,900 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:33am | 12:24pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 8:38am | 4:12pm | 11:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | 0.2 | 11:48am | 6:50pm | 1:54am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.0 | 11:48am | 6:47pm | 1:50am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 11:25am | 6:29pm | 1:36am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 10:48am | 5:58pm | 1:11am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 1:11am | 6:12am | 11:12am | 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 43% 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 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2080
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 25 August 2026.