The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2140
Highlights this month
- 3ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:23am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 17% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 14MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:18pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:44pm)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (12:25am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 2, 4:39am
- New MoonThu 10, 3:13am
- First QuarterFri 18, 5:47am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 24, 10:37pm
Apogee 10 Nov (406,300 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 5:56am | 1:00pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:02am | 11:37am | 6:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.0 | 9:14am | 4:40pm | 12:07am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.3 | 1:47pm | 8:20pm | 2:57am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 12:33pm | 7:24pm | 2:19am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:39am | 11:08am | 5:36pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:18am | 2:30pm | 9:43pm | 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 17% 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 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2140
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 15 September 2026.