The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2087
Highlights this month
- 2SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.3). (7:19pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:05pm)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:46am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:11am)
- 25TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:46am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 4, 2:57am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 10, 11:11pm
- Last QuarterMon 17, 3:45pm
- New MoonTue 25, 5:28pm
Perigee 11 Nov (356,800 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 5:45am | 12:42pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 4:13am | 10:24am | 4:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 6:22am | 1:33pm | 8:44pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:11am | 10:23am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 6:47pm | 12:15am | 5:38am | All night |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 1:10pm | 7:51pm | 2:36am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:02am | 7:17am | 12:31pm | 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 66% 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 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2087
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 28 August 2026.