The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2103
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 6TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:47am)
- 17SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (6:47am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:03am)
- 27TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:06am)
- 28WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:10am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sat 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Tue 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:02pm | 4:09am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:25pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 7, 10:14pm
- Full MoonWed 14, 2:33pm
- Last QuarterThu 22, 3:08am
- New MoonFri 30, 3:33am
Perigee 11 Nov (364,900 km) · Apogee 23 Nov (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:06am | 2:37pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 4:16am | 10:27am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.1 | 1:25am | 6:18am | 11:11am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.9 | 10:08am | 5:24pm | 12:44am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 6:47am | 1:52pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 6:35pm | 11:56pm | 5:21am | All night |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:39am | 9:32am | 3:25pm | 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 26% 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 bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2103
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 3 September 2026.