The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2109
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:40am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 35% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 18MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (9:46pm)
- 23SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 5.6). (11:57am)
- 23SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:08pm)
- 26TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (10:21pm)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 8, 3:58am
- Last QuarterSat 16, 5:42am
- New MoonFri 22, 11:23pm
- First QuarterFri 29, 6:47pm
Apogee 8 Nov (406,300 km) · Perigee 22 Nov (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:55am | 2:23pm | 9:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 7:52am | 3:34pm | 11:15pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 3:42am | 9:37am | 3:32pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 2:19am | 7:37am | 12:55pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 11:08am | 6:15pm | 1:26am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 8:42pm | 1:41am | 6:36am | All night |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:09am | 10:17am | 4:25pm | 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 95% 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 35% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2109
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.