The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2153
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:30am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 20TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:11pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:11am)
- 27TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:41pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 7:46pm
- Last QuarterFri 9, 8:42pm
- New MoonFri 16, 1:52pm
- First QuarterFri 23, 9:55am
Apogee 2 Nov (406,300 km) · Perigee 16 Nov (357,000 km) · Apogee 29 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 5:51am | 12:52pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:54am | 12:53pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.3 | 7:37am | 3:02pm | 10:28pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 5:20pm | 11:00pm | 4:45am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 2:13am | 7:28am | 12:43pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.8 | 7:33am | 2:54pm | 10:14pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:12am | 4:29pm | 11:46pm | 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 87% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2153
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 26 September 2026.