The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2089
Highlights this month
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:02am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:04am)
- 21MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:01pm)
- 27SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:52am)
- 29TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −0.6). (6:48pm)
- 30WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (2:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 22m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 11:57pm
- First QuarterThu 10, 6:30pm
- Full MoonFri 18, 2:08pm
- Last QuarterFri 25, 10:21am
Apogee 10 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 23 Nov (368,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.5 | 6:49am | 2:15pm | 9:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:40am | 12:34pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 7:10am | 2:33pm | 9:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 6:19am | 1:25pm | 8:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 9:12pm | 2:12am | 7:09am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 1:47pm | 8:19pm | 2:54am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:13am | 7:32am | 12:51pm | 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 8% 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 2089
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 29 August 2026.