The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2128
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:10am)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:26pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 29MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1.0° apart. (9:20am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 7, 12:58pm
- Last QuarterMon 15, 4:10pm
- New MoonMon 22, 11:32pm
- First QuarterMon 29, 2:56pm
Apogee 12 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (361,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.6 | 6:33am | 1:54pm | 9:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.2 | 8:45am | 4:20pm | 11:54pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:30am | 10:53am | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 1:22pm | 8:02pm | 2:45am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 4:32am | 10:49am | 5:05pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:23am | 7:44am | 1:05pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 5:54am | 12:47pm | 7:40pm | 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 96% 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 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2128
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 12 September 2026.