The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2148
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:24am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 20WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:38pm)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:24pm)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (1:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 5:50pm
- New MoonMon 11, 10:26pm
- First QuarterTue 19, 3:23pm
- Full MoonTue 26, 6:12am
Apogee 9 Nov (406,000 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (360,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.5 | 6:42am | 2:06pm | 9:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:03am | 11:39am | 6:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −1.7 | 10:09pm | 2:55am | 7:35am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 5:59am | 12:58pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 9:25pm | 2:24am | 7:19am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 6:17am | 1:24pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:25am | 3:42pm | 11:00pm | 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 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2148
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.