The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2094
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:07pm)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 16TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:36am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:40pm)
- 29MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 8, 3:44pm
- First QuarterMon 15, 9:46pm
- Full MoonMon 22, 4:32pm
- Last QuarterTue 30, 9:54am
Apogee 3 Nov (405,200 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (367,900 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.3 | 5:58am | 1:03pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:37am | 1:52pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 3:52am | 9:54am | 3:56pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 6:16pm | 11:43pm | 5:14am | All night |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 2:05am | 7:18am | 12:31pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 3:27pm | 9:34pm | 3:44am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:44am | 8:15am | 1:45pm | 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 9% 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 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2094
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.