The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2118
Highlights this month
- 5SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:45am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:06am)
- 8TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.8). (10:54am)
- 16WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:35am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (8:58pm)
- 25FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −0.5). (7:11am)
- 28MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 2:16am
- New MoonSun 13, 10:49pm
- First QuarterSun 20, 3:26pm
- Full MoonMon 28, 5:11pm
Apogee 1 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 14 Nov (356,800 km) · Apogee 28 Nov (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.6 | 5:26am | 12:06pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:43am | 1:58pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.5 | 12:45am | 5:30am | 10:14am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 7:17pm | 12:36am | 5:49am | All night |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 8:47pm | 1:52am | 6:53am | All night |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 11:48pm | 4:35am | 9:19am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:58am | 11:28am | 5:59pm | 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 64% 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 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2118
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 8 September 2026.