The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2124
Highlights this month
- 2ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:47am)
- 4SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:31pm)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:45pm)
- 14TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:05pm)
- 16ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:45am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 6, 5:31pm
- First QuarterTue 14, 5:42pm
- Full MoonWed 22, 6:57am
- Last QuarterTue 28, 11:55pm
Apogee 13 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 25 Nov (365,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 7.2 | 6:07am | 1:11pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:59am | 11:33am | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 3:29am | 9:17am | 3:05pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 5:40am | 12:31pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 2:29am | 7:50am | 1:11pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 1:29am | 6:30am | 11:32am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 5:30am | 12:15pm | 6:59pm | 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 thin 1% 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 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2124
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.