The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2108
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:44am)
- 12MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:25am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 5.6). (2:12am)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:09pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 3, 9:34pm
- First QuarterSat 10, 10:43pm
- Full MoonMon 19, 4:03am
- Last QuarterMon 26, 3:52pm
Perigee 2 Nov (358,900 km) · Apogee 15 Nov (405,700 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (363,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.7 | 6:25am | 1:42pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:56am | 11:28am | 6:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.1 | 8:56am | 4:23pm | 11:50pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.2 | 12:40am | 5:31am | 10:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 10:15am | 5:29pm | 12:46am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 8:19pm | 1:22am | 6:21am | All night |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:02am | 10:08am | 4:14pm | 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 thin 5% 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2108
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 5 September 2026.