The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2086
Highlights this month
- 5TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:51am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (9:19pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:51am)
- 20WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:48pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 10:53pm
- First QuarterThu 14, 4:18pm
- Full MoonThu 21, 7:17am
- Last QuarterThu 28, 12:17pm
Apogee 4 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 19 Nov (360,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:20am | 12:01pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:35am | 1:49pm | 9:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.8 | 12:11am | 4:51am | 9:31am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 3:09am | 8:49am | 2:30pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.1 | 5:35pm | 11:15pm | 4:59am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:49pm | 7:35pm | 2:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:55am | 7:07am | 12:19pm | 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 1% 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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2086
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 27 August 2026.