The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2166
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:05am)
- 26WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:35pm)
- 28FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.7). (9:39am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 1, 12:19pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 8, 4:39am
- Last QuarterSat 15, 1:41am
- New MoonSun 23, 6:13am
Perigee 7 Nov (357,200 km) · Apogee 20 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 5:46am | 12:44pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 6:55am | 2:14pm | 9:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 6:26am | 1:37pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.7 | 9:10pm | 2:08am | 7:01am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 9:34am | 4:52pm | 12:13am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:37am | 6:38pm | 1:43am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:26am | 6:27pm | 1:32am | 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 91% 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 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2166
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 6 October 2026.