The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2145
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:15pm)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:20am)
- 9TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:55pm)
- 11ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (11:00pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 26FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (10:04am)
- 30TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 8, 5:43am
- New MoonMon 15, 6:43am
- First QuarterSun 21, 9:34pm
- Full MoonMon 29, 7:28pm
Apogee 3 Nov (405,900 km) · Perigee 16 Nov (358,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 5:17am | 11:54am | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:52am | 12:50pm | 7:49pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:50am | 11:22am | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 2:50am | 8:22am | 1:54pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.1 | 5:48pm | 11:25pm | 5:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 5:39am | 12:33pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 8:00am | 3:16pm | 10:33pm | 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 74% 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 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2145
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 17 September 2026.