The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2092
Highlights this month
- 4TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:20pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (3:10am)
- 9SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:33pm)
- 17MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (2:47am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (5:03pm)
- 24MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:33pm)
- 28FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:11am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:32am |
| Mon 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 04m | 9:49pm | 4:19am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Sun 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 37m | 10:20pm | 3:58am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 6, 9:38pm
- Full MoonFri 14, 2:06pm
- Last QuarterSat 22, 7:11pm
- New MoonSat 29, 4:45pm
Perigee 2 Nov (360,400 km) · Apogee 17 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 5:14am | 11:52am | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:53am | 11:25am | 5:57pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.4 | 3:19am | 9:03am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.1 | 12:10pm | 7:05pm | 2:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 12:30am | 5:22am | 10:14am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:45pm | 9:02pm | 3:23am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:30am | 7:56am | 1:22pm | 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 37% 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 bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2092
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 30 August 2026.