The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2100
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 28SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:21pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 2, 2:18pm
- First QuarterTue 9, 7:14am
- Full MoonWed 17, 9:24am
- Last QuarterThu 25, 8:17am
Perigee 2 Nov (356,700 km) · Apogee 16 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:40am | 12:34pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:55am | 11:26am | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 5:28am | 12:19pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:21am | 12:06pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 5:12am | 11:47am | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:29pm | 11:05pm | 4:45am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:20am | 9:05am | 2:51pm | 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 14% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2100
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 2 September 2026.