The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2159
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 3, 5:54am
- New MoonSat 10, 12:13pm
- First QuarterSun 18, 4:24pm
- Full MoonSun 25, 10:51pm
Apogee 15 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 27 Nov (361,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:34am | 12:24pm | 7:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 4:24am | 10:39am | 4:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.1 | 11:56am | 6:57pm | 2:01am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:04am | 11:41am | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 5:18am | 11:55am | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 9:21am | 4:42pm | 12:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:14am | 5:25pm | 12:41am | 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 24% 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2159
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 1 October 2026.