The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2119
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (6:07am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Fri 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:02pm | 4:09am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 3, 1:51pm
- First QuarterFri 10, 5:56am
- Full MoonFri 17, 5:09pm
- Last QuarterSat 25, 10:05pm
Perigee 6 Nov (363,700 km) · Apogee 22 Nov (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:22am | 12:02pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 4:18am | 10:30am | 4:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sco | 1.5 | 6:34am | 1:47pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 10:33pm | 3:23am | 8:08am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 10:00pm | 2:56am | 7:47am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 12:11am | 4:56am | 9:41am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 5:04am | 11:37am | 6:10pm | 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 6% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2119
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 9 September 2026.