The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2136
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:02am)
- 14WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (12:54pm)
- 16FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (4:29pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:58pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (3:16pm)
- 27TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 1, 11:57am
- Full MoonFri 9, 6:17am
- Last QuarterSat 17, 10:15am
- New MoonSat 24, 7:27am
- First QuarterFri 30, 11:45pm
Apogee 11 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:07am | 2:38pm | 10:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.2 | 8:47am | 4:21pm | 11:55pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 7:02am | 2:23pm | 9:44pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 5:49am | 12:45pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 9:06am | 4:24pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 3:55am | 10:01am | 4:07pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 6:48am | 1:55pm | 9:03pm | 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 88% 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 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2136
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.