The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2164
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:58pm)
- 13TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:38am)
- 16FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:46am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (1:58am)
- 24SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (2:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:50am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 7, 10:28am
- New MoonThu 15, 4:38am
- First QuarterWed 21, 11:52pm
- Full MoonThu 29, 5:05am
Apogee 7 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 19 Nov (367,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.7 | 5:25am | 12:07pm | 6:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:06am | 11:44am | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 5:44am | 12:42pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.4 | 2:36pm | 8:57pm | 3:22am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 8:04am | 3:21pm | 10:39pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 10:55am | 6:04pm | 1:16am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:03am | 6:07pm | 1:16am | 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 66% 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 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2164
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.