The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2132
Highlights this month
- 1SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:38pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (2:30am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:15am)
- 21FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:24am)
- 22SatSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:21pm)
- 27ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 8, 8:46am
- First QuarterSun 16, 2:15pm
- Full MoonSun 23, 3:28pm
- Last QuarterSun 30, 6:39am
Apogee 12 Nov (405,800 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (358,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:19am | 11:59am | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:00am | 11:35am | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 5:36am | 12:31pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.1 | 1:12am | 6:10am | 11:08am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:30am | 1:32pm | 8:34pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 3:11am | 8:54am | 2:37pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 6:20am | 1:21pm | 8:22pm | 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 7% 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 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2132
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.