The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2150
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 11WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (2:21am)
- 11WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:36am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 21SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:08pm)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:50pm)
- 29SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:54pm)
- 30MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 5, 1:00pm
- Last QuarterThu 12, 5:31am
- New MoonThu 19, 4:37pm
- First QuarterFri 27, 10:06pm
Perigee 8 Nov (363,600 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | 1.7 | 6:39am | 1:58pm | 9:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 6:51am | 2:08pm | 9:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.2 | 1:09am | 5:59am | 10:49am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:10am | 4:31pm | 11:52pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 11:42pm | 4:34am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 6:47am | 2:01pm | 9:15pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:45am | 4:02pm | 11:20pm | 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 100% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2150
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 23 September 2026.