The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2113
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 19SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:52am)
- 26SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 9, 1:07am
- First QuarterThu 16, 11:42pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 23, 2:48pm
- Last QuarterThu 30, 2:50pm
Apogee 7 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Nov (358,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:36am | 12:27pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:46am | 12:40pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:43am | 11:12am | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 6:45am | 1:56pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 3:00pm | 9:18pm | 3:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 10:07pm | 2:56am | 7:40am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:30am | 10:48am | 5:06pm | 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 10% 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 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2113
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 7 September 2026.