The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2121
Highlights this month
- 1SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:22am)
- 2SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:28pm)
- 4TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:52am)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 22% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 28FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.4° apart. (5:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 2, 3:02pm
- New MoonMon 10, 7:26pm
- First QuarterTue 18, 6:59am
- Full MoonMon 24, 11:01pm
Apogee 6 Nov (405,600 km) · Perigee 22 Nov (364,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.8 | 6:19am | 1:34pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:47am | 12:43pm | 7:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 7:24am | 2:48pm | 10:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 2:30am | 7:53am | 1:15pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 12:12am | 5:02am | 9:51am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 12:44am | 5:34am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 5:14am | 11:51am | 6:29pm | 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 22% 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 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2121
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.