The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2101
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:57am)
- 4FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:51pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:35am)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:59am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23WedThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (8:01pm)
- 26SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:30am)
- 26SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 6, 9:19am
- Last QuarterMon 14, 2:16pm
- New MoonMon 21, 3:57pm
- First QuarterMon 28, 7:18am
Apogee 10 Nov (405,800 km) · Perigee 22 Nov (358,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 6:11am | 1:21pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 8:00am | 3:41pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | −1.4 | 10:54pm | 3:36am | 8:14am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 6:34am | 1:42pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 5:42am | 12:28pm | 7:14pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.7 | 5:51pm | 11:22pm | 4:57am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:26am | 9:14am | 3:02pm | 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 99% 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 thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2101
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.