The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2104
Highlights this month
- 2SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (3:13pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:36am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 20ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:19pm)
- 29SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 3, 5:28am
- Last QuarterMon 10, 2:28am
- New MoonTue 18, 6:37am
- First QuarterWed 26, 12:57am
Perigee 2 Nov (357,100 km) · Apogee 15 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | 2.3 | 6:33am | 1:49pm | 9:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 8:42am | 4:15pm | 11:49pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 6:51am | 2:09pm | 9:28pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.1 | 12:36pm | 7:26pm | 2:19am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:19am | 2:32pm | 9:45pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 6:53pm | 12:13am | 5:29am | All night |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:41am | 9:37am | 3:32pm | 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 91% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2104
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.