The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2155

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
27ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:37pm)
28FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (3:55am)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	6:13am	7:54pm	13h 42m	9:33pm	4:34am
Mon 10	6:03am	8:04pm	14h 01m	9:47pm	4:21am
Thu 20	5:55am	8:15pm	14h 20m	10:03pm	4:08am
Sun 30	5:51am	8:26pm	14h 35m	10:18pm	3:59am

Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.

Perigee 1 Nov (369,600 km) · Apogee 16 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (364,900 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Oph	−0.4	6:54am	2:21pm	9:49pm	Hidden
Venus	Oph	−3.8	7:56am	3:26pm	10:56pm	Evening
Mars	Sgr	1.1	8:44am	4:11pm	11:39pm	Evening
Jupiter	Gem	−2.4	11:41pm	4:30am	9:15am	Morning
Saturn	Leo	0.9	3:24am	9:07am	2:50pm	Morning
Uranus	Sgr	5.8	8:08am	3:31pm	10:54pm	Evening
Neptune	Sgr	7.9	9:33am	4:49pm	12:08am	Evening

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 82% 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 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.

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 27 September 2026.