The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2149
Highlights this month
- 3MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:34pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 11TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:44am)
- 14FriMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:12pm)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (12:24pm)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (1:30am)
- 25TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:15am)
- 27ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:55am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 9, 2:26am
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 15, 9:56pm
- Last QuarterSat 22, 3:15pm
- New MoonSun 30, 4:37pm
Apogee 3 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 16 Nov (356,800 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:06am | 2:37pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.4 | 7:02am | 2:41pm | 10:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 5:59am | 1:03pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:22am | 2:39pm | 9:57pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.4 | 10:36pm | 3:29am | 8:18am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 6:32am | 1:42pm | 8:53pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:35am | 3:52pm | 11:10pm | 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 19% 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 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2149
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 22 September 2026.