The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2154
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:20am)
- 1FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:41am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (3:55am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.7). (2:56pm)
- 27WedVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (7:14pm)
- 29FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 5:48am
- First QuarterTue 12, 8:25pm
- Full MoonWed 20, 2:03pm
- Last QuarterThu 28, 6:18pm
Perigee 7 Nov (360,100 km) · Apogee 23 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.8 | 6:23am | 1:39pm | 8:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.5 | 4:00am | 10:09am | 4:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.2 | 3:03am | 8:36am | 2:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.7 | 8:43pm | 1:45am | 6:43am | All night |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 2:50am | 8:19am | 1:48pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.8 | 7:50am | 3:12pm | 10:34pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:23am | 4:39pm | 11:55pm | 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 0% 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 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2154
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.