The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2130
Highlights this month
- 4SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (7:55pm)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 13MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.7). (2:58pm)
- 15WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:56pm)
- 15WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:53pm)
- 15WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:40pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 2:46pm
- First QuarterThu 9, 6:45am
- Full MoonWed 15, 9:38pm
- Last QuarterThu 23, 4:23am
Perigee 14 Nov (361,400 km) · Apogee 26 Nov (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.4 | 6:56am | 2:22pm | 9:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 4:02am | 10:12am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 5:03am | 11:41am | 6:20pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 7:47pm | 12:59am | 6:07am | All night |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 5:30am | 12:12pm | 6:53pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:50am | 8:21am | 1:53pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 6:09am | 1:06pm | 8:03pm | 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 16% 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2130
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.