The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2106
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:04am)
- 3WedJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.8). (8:00am)
- 4ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (9:50am)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 62% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:20am)
- 11ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (7:55am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Wed 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 4, 10:16am
- Full MoonThu 11, 10:33pm
- Last QuarterThu 18, 3:04pm
- New MoonFri 26, 1:35am
Apogee 2 Nov (405,000 km) · Perigee 14 Nov (364,500 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.9 | 5:25am | 12:08pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:05am | 10:18am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.3 | 7:47am | 3:13pm | 10:39pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 6:48pm | 12:09am | 5:33am | All night |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 8:42am | 4:01pm | 11:20pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 7:38pm | 12:49am | 5:56am | All night |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 3:54am | 9:54am | 3:55pm | 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 62% 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 bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2106
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.