The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2102
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:00pm)
- 16ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:55pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 46% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22WedMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Fri 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 3, 11:08am
- New MoonSat 11, 5:04am
- First QuarterSat 18, 1:19am
- Full MoonSat 25, 5:16am
Apogee 3 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 15 Nov (368,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.5 | 6:43am | 2:06pm | 9:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:39am | 1:53pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 6:07am | 1:12pm | 8:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 8:06am | 3:28pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:13am | 1:10pm | 8:06pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 6:13pm | 11:39pm | 5:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:32am | 9:23am | 3:13pm | 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 29% 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 46% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2102
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.