The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2152
Highlights this month
- 4SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (3:00pm)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:12am)
- 8WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:18am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:00am)
- 21TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:38pm)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (8:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 4, 2:51pm
- Full MoonSun 12, 7:23pm
- Last QuarterMon 20, 6:04am
- New MoonSun 26, 10:57pm
Apogee 8 Nov (405,600 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (364,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 5:24am | 12:08pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.2 | 8:49am | 4:23pm | 11:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 0.7 | 2:18am | 7:31am | 12:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.3 | 2:11pm | 8:39pm | 3:10am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 1:30am | 6:33am | 11:35am | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 7:16am | 2:35pm | 9:53pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 9:02am | 4:19pm | 11:36pm | 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 60% 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 bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2152
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 24 September 2026.