The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2134
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:11am)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:03pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:23am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 2, 11:36am
- Last QuarterTue 9, 9:17pm
- New MoonTue 16, 2:28pm
- First QuarterWed 24, 2:45am
Perigee 13 Nov (365,100 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 6:14am | 1:26pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:47am | 2:03pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 6:16am | 1:25pm | 8:34pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 3:47am | 9:46am | 3:44pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:43am | 2:58pm | 10:14pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 3:35am | 9:30am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 6:36am | 1:40pm | 8:44pm | 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 90% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2134
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.