The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2169
Highlights this month
- 2ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:42pm)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 12SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (6:58pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:42pm)
- 23ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:46am)
- 25SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:53pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 5, 6:48am
- Last QuarterSun 12, 11:03am
- New MoonSun 19, 7:00am
- First QuarterMon 27, 2:03am
Perigee 14 Nov (368,800 km) · Apogee 27 Nov (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.2 | 7:07am | 2:38pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:57am | 12:58pm | 7:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.0 | 2:47am | 8:13am | 1:39pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 3:09am | 8:50am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 12:10pm | 7:06pm | 2:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:35pm | 7:24pm | 2:17am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:57am | 6:53pm | 1:52am | 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 100% 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2169
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 7 October 2026.