The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2161
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:53pm)
- 25WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 3, 2:28pm
- Last QuarterWed 11, 6:00am
- New MoonTue 17, 9:22pm
- First QuarterWed 25, 4:05am
Perigee 16 Nov (361,600 km) · Apogee 28 Nov (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.6 | 6:37am | 1:59pm | 9:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:56am | 12:55pm | 7:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −1.0 | 2:41pm | 9:02pm | 3:26am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:35am | 2:54pm | 10:13pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:16am | 1:15pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 9:57am | 5:14pm | 12:35am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:32am | 5:42pm | 12:55am | 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 96% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2161
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 2 October 2026.