The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2099
Highlights this month
- 3TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:03am)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 10TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (5:48pm)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (3:26am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 20FriMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:40pm)
- 24TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 6, 6:49am
- New MoonThu 12, 10:30pm
- First QuarterFri 20, 4:20am
- Full MoonSat 28, 8:29am
Perigee 11 Nov (361,300 km) · Apogee 23 Nov (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 5:17am | 11:56am | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:42am | 3:10pm | 10:39pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | −1.8 | 5:13pm | 10:53pm | 4:37am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:19am | 10:36am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 4:43am | 11:05am | 5:27pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:08pm | 10:49pm | 4:34am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:13am | 8:56am | 2:39pm | 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 56% 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2099
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.