The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2097
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:01pm)
- 6WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.2° apart. (2:11pm)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:33pm)
- 16SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:24am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:00pm)
- 26TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:14pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (12:09pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sun 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Sat 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 4, 1:14pm
- First QuarterTue 12, 4:27pm
- Full MoonWed 20, 12:09am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 3:06pm
Apogee 10 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 22 Nov (361,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.3 | 6:58am | 2:25pm | 9:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:42am | 12:37pm | 7:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.4 | 1:15pm | 7:57pm | 2:42am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 2:04am | 7:18am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 3:45am | 9:40am | 3:34pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:26pm | 10:17pm | 4:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:00am | 8:38am | 2:16pm | 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 1% 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 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2097
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.