The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2125
Highlights this month
- 4SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:47am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:12am)
- 16FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (11:10am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:42pm)
- 19MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:21pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 12:57pm
- Full MoonSun 11, 3:49pm
- Last QuarterSun 18, 8:45pm
- New MoonSun 25, 4:34pm
Apogee 6 Nov (405,200 km) · Perigee 21 Nov (368,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 5:16am | 11:52am | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.6 | 7:34am | 3:16pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.9 | 9:47am | 5:10pm | 12:34am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 6:56am | 2:10pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 3:05am | 8:39am | 2:14pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 1:45am | 6:50am | 11:56am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 5:37am | 12:24pm | 7:10pm | 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 bright 70% 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 bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2125
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 11 September 2026.