The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2096
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:12pm)
- 6TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:35pm)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:42pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 19MonThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (3:07pm)
- 22ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (11:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:11am | 7:56pm | 13h 45m | 9:35pm | 4:32am |
| Sat 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 04m | 9:49pm | 4:19am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Fri 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 37m | 10:20pm | 3:58am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 7, 1:44pm
- New MoonThu 15, 11:40am
- First QuarterFri 23, 2:28pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 30, 8:39am
Perigee 1 Nov (357,900 km) · Apogee 16 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 7:00am | 2:31pm | 10:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 8:41am | 4:15pm | 11:49pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:22am | 10:41am | 5:01pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 12:19am | 5:08am | 9:56am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 3:14am | 8:54am | 2:35pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:05pm | 10:01pm | 4:01am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:54am | 8:29am | 2:05pm | 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 70% 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 thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2096
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 31 August 2026.