The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2165
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:52am)
- 7ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (11:18am)
- 8FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:34pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:00pm)
- 26TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 4, 11:30am
- First QuarterMon 11, 8:49pm
- Full MoonMon 18, 1:59pm
- Last QuarterTue 26, 2:36am
Perigee 15 Nov (365,300 km) · Apogee 27 Nov (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:20am | 12:02pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.2 | 6:38am | 2:12pm | 9:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.7 | 12:23am | 5:04am | 9:46am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 5:47pm | 11:20pm | 4:59am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 8:47am | 4:06pm | 11:26pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:16am | 6:21pm | 1:30am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:14am | 6:17pm | 1:24am | 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 2% 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2165
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 5 October 2026.