The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2143
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (7:39pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:19am)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:12pm)
- 28ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:17pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 12:54pm
- First QuarterThu 14, 8:27pm
- Full MoonFri 22, 11:50pm
- Last QuarterSat 30, 5:41am
Perigee 5 Nov (362,100 km) · Apogee 17 Nov (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.0 | 7:03am | 2:31pm | 10:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 4:21am | 10:35am | 4:49pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:20am | 10:36am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.4 | 11:20pm | 4:08am | 8:53am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 3:37pm | 9:46pm | 4:00am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 5:16am | 12:01pm | 6:45pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:45am | 3:00pm | 10:15pm | Evening |
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 5% 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2143
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.