The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2170
Highlights this month
- 4SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:35am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:49pm)
- 6TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:22pm)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:35pm)
- 17SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:35am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (12:33am)
- 26MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:26pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 2, 5:19am
- New MoonThu 8, 8:13pm
- First QuarterThu 15, 10:30pm
- Full MoonSat 24, 3:17am
Perigee 7 Nov (359,200 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 5.3 | 6:14am | 1:22pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.5 | 4:00am | 10:07am | 4:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 8:16am | 3:44pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:12am | 10:24am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 1:08pm | 7:52pm | 2:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:56pm | 7:40pm | 2:28am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:09pm | 7:02pm | 1:59am | 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 14% 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2170
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.