The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2114
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:25am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:27am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:22am)
- 11SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:24pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 6:29am
- Full MoonTue 13, 6:53am
- Last QuarterMon 19, 10:07pm
- New MoonTue 27, 7:28pm
Apogee 1 Nov (405,900 km) · Perigee 14 Nov (358,200 km) · Apogee 29 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 6:06am | 1:13pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:03am | 10:15am | 4:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −1.2 | 3:22pm | 9:32pm | 3:46am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 8:21am | 3:43pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 4:05pm | 10:07pm | 4:14am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 10:29pm | 3:16am | 7:59am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:36am | 10:57am | 5:18pm | 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 44% 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 bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2114
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.