The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2083
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 12FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (7:02am)
- 14SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:28pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 19FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:02am)
- 20SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (11:57pm)
- 28SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.7). (2:38pm)
- 30TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 6:32am
- New MoonWed 10, 7:23am
- First QuarterTue 16, 10:46pm
- Full MoonWed 24, 7:24pm
Perigee 11 Nov (358,300 km) · Apogee 26 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:03am | 2:33pm | 10:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:38am | 3:05pm | 10:33pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 5:07am | 11:48am | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.7 | 9:12pm | 2:09am | 7:02am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 2:22pm | 8:49pm | 3:20am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:50am | 6:49pm | 1:51am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 1:35am | 6:42am | 11:48am | 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 26% 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 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2083
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.