The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2133
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 12ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:05pm)
- 16MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:37am)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (3:14pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 75% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:34pm)
- 21SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:50pm)
- 26ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 5, 11:07am
- Full MoonFri 13, 4:45am
- Last QuarterFri 20, 12:27am
- New MoonFri 27, 5:18am
Apogee 5 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 17 Nov (368,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 5:43am | 12:39pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.6 | 7:24am | 3:05pm | 10:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | −1.1 | 11:42pm | 4:24am | 9:02am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 2:40am | 8:08am | 1:35pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:05am | 2:15pm | 9:25pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 3:23am | 9:12am | 3:00pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 6:28am | 1:30pm | 8:33pm | 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 52% 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 bright 75% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2133
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.