The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2126
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:44pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:38am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 8, 2:21pm
- New MoonFri 15, 6:04am
- First QuarterFri 22, 6:30am
- Full MoonSat 30, 11:59am
Perigee 14 Nov (358,500 km) · Apogee 26 Nov (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 5:31am | 12:19pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:45am | 2:01pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 4:01am | 10:07am | 4:12pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 8:37am | 3:59pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 3:37am | 9:26am | 3:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 1:59am | 7:10am | 12:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 5:44am | 12:33pm | 7:22pm | 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 78% 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 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2126
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.