The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2129
Highlights this month
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:13am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 20SunThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (12:55pm)
- 22TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (5:32am)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 4, 11:38am
- New MoonSat 12, 10:41am
- First QuarterSat 19, 10:54am
- Full MoonSat 26, 10:07am
Apogee 5 Nov (404,800 km) · Perigee 19 Nov (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 7:02am | 2:32pm | 10:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:49am | 12:45pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.7 | 1:56pm | 8:28pm | 3:04am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 4:24pm | 10:19pm | 4:17am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 5:01am | 11:31am | 6:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:37am | 8:03am | 1:29pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 6:02am | 12:57pm | 7:52pm | 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 2129
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.