The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2147
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:53am)
- 9ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:30pm)
- 16ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:05pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 32% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 19SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −0.5). (7:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 1, 12:08pm
- Full MoonWed 8, 5:36am
- Last QuarterWed 15, 7:03pm
- New MoonThu 23, 6:51pm
- First QuarterThu 30, 7:52pm
Perigee 5 Nov (365,900 km) · Apogee 17 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 6:09am | 1:18pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 7:54am | 3:23pm | 10:53pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.7 | 5:23am | 12:12pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:56am | 11:28am | 6:01pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.4 | 8:15pm | 1:25am | 6:32am | All night |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 6:06am | 1:09pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:19am | 3:36pm | 10:53pm | 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 91% 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 32% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2147
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 19 September 2026.