The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2131
Highlights this month
- 2FriMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.4). (8:55pm)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:06am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (6:16pm)
- 10SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:05am)
- 11SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:26pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:37pm)
- 19MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:04am)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:57am)
- 26MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sat 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 5, 1:24pm
- Last QuarterMon 12, 7:03am
- New MoonTue 20, 8:49am
- First QuarterWed 28, 8:10am
Perigee 5 Nov (356,700 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 1.9 | 5:35am | 12:21pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:50am | 3:19pm | 10:48pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | −2.1 | 6:37pm | 11:56pm | 5:21am | All night |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 10:57pm | 3:46am | 8:31am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:01am | 12:53pm | 7:46pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 3:02am | 8:40am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 6:17am | 1:15pm | 8:14pm | 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 100% 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2131
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 13 September 2026.