The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2105
Highlights this month
- 4WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:02pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (11:22pm)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (1:02pm)
- 13FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:05am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (11:48pm)
- 24TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 7, 6:07am
- First QuarterSun 15, 10:54am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 22, 7:47am
- Last QuarterSun 29, 12:04am
Apogee 9 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 22 Nov (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.0 | 5:19am | 11:57am | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:44am | 12:38pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.8 | 2:27am | 7:43am | 12:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.5 | 3:31pm | 9:39pm | 3:51am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:59am | 3:16pm | 10:34pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 7:15pm | 12:31am | 5:42am | All night |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:47am | 9:46am | 3:44pm | 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 2% 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 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2105
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 4 September 2026.