The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2141
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 34% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:12pm)
- 13MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:18pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 7, 8:48am
- Full MoonTue 14, 2:20pm
- Last QuarterTue 21, 5:42am
- New MoonTue 28, 9:44pm
Apogee 4 Nov (405,400 km) · Perigee 16 Nov (360,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.7 | 6:28am | 1:47pm | 9:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.5 | 7:14am | 2:53pm | 10:33pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 3:49am | 9:48am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 4:52pm | 10:39pm | 4:31am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 1:32pm | 8:11pm | 2:53am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:51am | 11:25am | 5:59pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:27am | 2:40pm | 9:54pm | 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 34% 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 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2141
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.