The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2127
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:37am)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:08am)
- 15SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:48am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:50pm)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (12:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Mon 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:02pm | 4:09am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 4, 10:13pm
- First QuarterTue 11, 1:10pm
- Full MoonWed 19, 11:39am
- Last QuarterThu 27, 1:58pm
Perigee 5 Nov (357,800 km) · Apogee 20 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.3 | 6:01am | 1:05pm | 8:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 4:19am | 10:32am | 4:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.3 | 11:28am | 6:36pm | 1:45am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 10:47am | 5:58pm | 1:12am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 4:07am | 10:10am | 4:13pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:14am | 7:29am | 12:44pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 5:51am | 12:42pm | 7:33pm | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2127
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.