The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2135

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
26SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:54pm)
27SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:55am)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Tue 1	6:13am	7:54pm	13h 41m	9:33pm	4:35am
Thu 10	6:04am	8:04pm	14h 01m	9:47pm	4:21am
Sun 20	5:56am	8:15pm	14h 20m	10:03pm	4:09am
Wed 30	5:51am	8:26pm	14h 35m	10:17pm	3:59am

Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.

Perigee 5 Nov (357,100 km) · Apogee 18 Nov (406,100 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Oph	−0.5	6:46am	2:11pm	9:36pm	Hidden
Venus	Vir	−4.0	4:20am	10:33am	4:47pm	Hidden
Mars	Cnc	0.2	1:43am	6:41am	11:40am	Morning
Jupiter	Vir	−1.5	4:47am	11:16am	5:44pm	Hidden
Saturn	Sgr	0.4	8:24am	3:43pm	11:02pm	Evening
Uranus	Vir	5.5	3:47am	9:47am	3:48pm	Morning
Neptune	Sco	8.0	6:44am	1:49pm	8:55pm	Hidden

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 0% 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.

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 14 September 2026.