The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2081
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (5:20am)
- 9SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:28pm)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:01pm)
- 12WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:44pm)
- 13ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:32am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 1, 2:03pm
- First QuarterSat 8, 8:44pm
- Full MoonMon 17, 12:26am
- Last QuarterMon 24, 6:52am
Apogee 11 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 27 Nov (367,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 6:03am | 1:11pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:39am | 12:32pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:34am | 11:00am | 5:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.4 | 2:37pm | 8:58pm | 3:22am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 12:22pm | 7:15pm | 2:12am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:09am | 6:15pm | 1:25am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 1:19am | 6:22am | 11:24am | 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 thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2081
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 26 August 2026.