The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2110
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (11:50am)
- 9SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:42pm)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:10am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (2:06pm)
- 20ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:43am)
- 27ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 5.6). (10:07pm)
- 30SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Mon 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 5, 8:36am
- New MoonWed 12, 3:02pm
- First QuarterWed 19, 6:13am
- Full MoonWed 26, 9:57pm
Apogee 2 Nov (405,400 km) · Perigee 14 Nov (360,900 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.1 | 7:05am | 2:35pm | 10:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:41am | 1:56pm | 9:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.7 | 10:23am | 5:42pm | 1:02am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 3:30am | 9:20am | 3:09pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 12:03pm | 7:01pm | 2:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 9:04pm | 2:00am | 6:52am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:15am | 10:26am | 4:36pm | 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 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2110
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 6 September 2026.