The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2168
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:29pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:34pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (10:37am)
- 30WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (2:57am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 8, 10:08am
- Full MoonTue 15, 9:21pm
- Last QuarterTue 22, 2:16pm
- New MoonWed 30, 12:37am
Apogee 6 Nov (405,000 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (364,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:50am | 2:17pm | 9:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.3 | 8:50am | 4:25pm | 12:00am | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 7:14am | 2:37pm | 10:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 1:52am | 7:02am | 12:11pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 11:14am | 6:20pm | 1:29am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:14pm | 7:08pm | 2:05am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:46am | 6:43pm | 1:44am | 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 25% 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 bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2168
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.