The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2091
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:20am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:43am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:44pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:39pm)
- 25SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:39pm)
- 26MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:34pm)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:39am)
- 30FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (5:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 4, 9:31pm
- New MoonSun 11, 2:46pm
- First QuarterSun 18, 10:41am
- Full MoonMon 26, 2:47pm
Perigee 11 Nov (356,900 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 4.9 | 6:17am | 1:25pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:40am | 3:08pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 8:12am | 3:39pm | 11:07pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:46am | 5:05pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 11:31pm | 4:23am | 9:10am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:29pm | 8:50pm | 3:16am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:27am | 7:51am | 1:14pm | 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 42% 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 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2091
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.