The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2107
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:19pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (4:51pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 19SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:19am)
- 20SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Thu 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Sun 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:02pm | 4:09am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:25pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 1, 7:55am
- Last QuarterTue 8, 11:55am
- New MoonTue 15, 8:12am
- First QuarterWed 23, 1:59am
- Full MoonWed 30, 10:29pm
Perigee 10 Nov (368,500 km) · Apogee 23 Nov (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 5:52am | 12:52pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:43am | 3:11pm | 10:40pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.3 | 3:10am | 8:46am | 2:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 10:08pm | 2:59am | 7:47am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 9:28am | 4:46pm | 12:08am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 8:00pm | 1:07am | 6:10am | All night |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:00am | 10:03am | 4:06pm | Hidden |
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 79% 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2107
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.