The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2167
Highlights this month
- 3TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:16am)
- 4WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:38am)
- 4WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:13am)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (11:31pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 4, 11:33am
- New MoonThu 12, 5:34am
- First QuarterFri 20, 10:27am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 27, 6:35am
Apogee 14 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 27 Nov (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.8 | 6:17am | 1:31pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 4:25am | 10:40am | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.4 | 1:58am | 7:02am | 12:06pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 12:04am | 4:51am | 9:37am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 10:25am | 5:38pm | 12:54am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:57am | 6:55pm | 1:56am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:38am | 6:37pm | 1:40am | 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 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2167
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.