The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2162
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (11:48am)
- 25ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (9:53am)
- 29MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:25pm)
- 30TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 7, 1:09pm
- First QuarterSun 14, 6:30am
- Full MoonMon 22, 9:06am
- Last QuarterTue 30, 7:17am
Perigee 7 Nov (356,700 km) · Apogee 21 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:04am | 2:34pm | 10:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.5 | 4:00am | 10:08am | 4:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 5:10am | 11:52am | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:28am | 4:48pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 6:50am | 1:57pm | 9:04pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:18am | 5:32pm | 12:51am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 10:44am | 5:51pm | 1:03am | 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 5% 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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2162
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 3 October 2026.