The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2163
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:48am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SatVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:30pm)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:57pm)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:17am)
- 15TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.3). (2:44pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 3, 8:08pm
- Full MoonFri 11, 9:00am
- Last QuarterSat 19, 1:31pm
- New MoonSat 26, 3:19pm
Apogee 15 Nov (405,800 km) · Perigee 27 Nov (358,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.7 | 6:51am | 2:15pm | 9:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 7:58am | 3:28pm | 10:58pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | −2.3 | 8:01pm | 1:07am | 6:08am | All night |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.1 | 11:51am | 6:50pm | 1:53am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:27am | 2:41pm | 9:54pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:38am | 5:50pm | 1:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 10:55am | 6:01pm | 1:12am | 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 70% 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 bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2163
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.