The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2111
Highlights this month
- 2MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:02pm)
- 3TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:35pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (10:58pm)
- 14SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:59am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:49am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Tue 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Fri 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:02pm | 4:09am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:25pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 2:37am
- First QuarterMon 9, 2:02am
- Full MoonMon 16, 1:53am
- Last QuarterTue 24, 1:27am
Perigee 8 Nov (369,900 km) · Apogee 22 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 6.7 | 5:57am | 12:55pm | 7:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 4:17am | 10:29am | 4:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 4:14am | 10:26am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:31am | 10:51am | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 1:01pm | 7:47pm | 2:37am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 9:27pm | 2:20am | 7:09am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:21am | 10:34am | 4:48pm | 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 15% 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2111
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.