The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2112
Highlights this month
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:39am)
- 13SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (2:25pm)
- 14MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:34am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (7:43pm)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:26pm)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 1:10pm
- Last QuarterFri 11, 8:45pm
- New MoonSat 19, 11:43pm
- First QuarterSun 27, 6:41am
Perigee 2 Nov (362,000 km) · Apogee 14 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (367,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 5:16am | 11:53am | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 8:43am | 4:17pm | 11:51pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | 0.0 | 12:17pm | 7:14pm | 2:12am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 5:31am | 12:19pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 1:58pm | 8:30pm | 3:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 9:45pm | 2:36am | 7:22am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:23am | 10:39am | 4:55pm | 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 98% 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2112
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.