The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2123
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:09pm)
- 12FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:20pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 21SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (1:09pm)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:38am)
- 22MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:54pm)
- 28SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:36pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Wed 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:02pm | 4:09am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 4, 5:54am
- Last QuarterWed 10, 9:07pm
- New MoonThu 18, 1:52pm
- First QuarterFri 26, 6:56pm
Perigee 5 Nov (360,300 km) · Apogee 21 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.2 | 7:07am | 2:38pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:47am | 3:16pm | 10:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 8:28am | 3:55pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:39am | 11:03am | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 1:53am | 7:01am | 12:08pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 1:17am | 6:14am | 11:11am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 5:27am | 12:09pm | 6:51pm | 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 97% 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2123
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 10 September 2026.