The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2144
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:23am)
- 2MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:11am)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:50am)
- 11WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:59pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:32pm)
- 25WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:49pm)
- 28SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 2, 10:27pm
- Full MoonWed 11, 1:23am
- Last QuarterWed 18, 10:47pm
- New MoonWed 25, 2:41pm
Apogee 9 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (358,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 3.4 | 5:42am | 12:33pm | 7:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.2 | 8:48am | 4:22pm | 11:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −0.2 | 12:49pm | 7:38pm | 2:29am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 1:26am | 6:28am | 11:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.4 | 4:39pm | 10:32pm | 4:30am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 5:25am | 12:15pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:50am | 3:06pm | 10:22pm | 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 bright 76% 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 bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2144
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.