The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2120
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:38pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (11:00pm)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:14pm)
- 16SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:57pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:49am)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (2:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 11:16pm
- Last QuarterWed 13, 6:31pm
- New MoonThu 21, 1:21pm
- First QuarterThu 28, 10:14am
Perigee 1 Nov (369,000 km) · Apogee 13 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (368,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 5:48am | 12:47pm | 7:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 8:44am | 4:18pm | 11:52pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 0.5 | 2:06am | 7:13am | 12:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.1 | 12:57am | 5:51am | 10:45am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.4 | 11:06pm | 3:57am | 8:45am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 12:26am | 5:13am | 10:00am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 5:07am | 11:42am | 6:18pm | 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 bright 100% 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 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2120
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.