The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2082
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:53pm)
- 12ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:59am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 27FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:20am)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:39am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 1:43am
- Last QuarterFri 13, 11:50pm
- New MoonFri 20, 3:22pm
- First QuarterFri 27, 3:12pm
Apogee 5 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 19 Nov (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.6 | 6:35am | 1:57pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:08am | 10:25am | 4:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.9 | 2:28pm | 8:52pm | 3:19am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 5:48pm | 11:22pm | 4:59am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 1:21pm | 8:02pm | 2:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:30am | 6:32pm | 1:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 1:27am | 6:32am | 11:36am | 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 100% 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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2082
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.