The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2098
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:08pm)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 18TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:18am)
- 19WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:22pm)
- 27ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (10:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 1, 11:50am
- Full MoonSun 9, 11:20am
- Last QuarterSun 16, 11:05am
- New MoonSun 23, 10:53am
Apogee 2 Nov (404,800 km) · Perigee 16 Nov (369,900 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 2.3 | 5:37am | 12:25pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:04am | 10:19am | 4:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:54am | 11:29am | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 3:18am | 9:03am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 4:14am | 10:23am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:47pm | 10:33pm | 4:23am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:07am | 8:47am | 2:28pm | 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 86% 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2098
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 1 September 2026.