The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2142
Highlights this month
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (7:37am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 18SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.7). (4:34pm)
- 21WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:37pm)
- 25SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (4:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 4, 2:05am
- Last QuarterSun 11, 1:19am
- New MoonSun 18, 1:38am
- First QuarterMon 26, 1:16am
Perigee 10 Nov (369,800 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:58am | 2:27pm | 9:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:49am | 2:06pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.6 | 10:45am | 6:01pm | 1:17am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.7 | 8:15pm | 1:22am | 6:25am | All night |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 2:33pm | 8:58pm | 3:26am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 5:04am | 11:43am | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:36am | 2:50pm | 10:04pm | 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 97% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2142
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 16 September 2026.