The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2146
Highlights this month
- 5SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.3). (8:28am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:08am)
- 11FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:38pm)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.9° apart. (6:58am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:43pm)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (1:12pm)
- 30WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:41am)
- 30WedVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (4:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 4, 8:24pm
- First QuarterFri 11, 3:01pm
- Full MoonFri 18, 8:58pm
- Last QuarterSat 26, 11:50pm
Perigee 8 Nov (367,300 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:39am | 12:31pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 4:00am | 10:09am | 4:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −1.6 | 4:23pm | 10:17pm | 4:15am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 3:55am | 9:58am | 4:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 7:00pm | 12:25am | 5:46am | All night |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 5:52am | 12:51pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 8:09am | 3:26pm | 10:43pm | 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 1% 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2146
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 18 September 2026.