The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2174
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:39am)
- 1TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:00pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:13pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:20pm)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:58pm)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 2, 8:49pm
- Full MoonWed 9, 12:35pm
- Last QuarterWed 16, 8:01pm
- New MoonThu 24, 11:29pm
Perigee 7 Nov (362,300 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.6 | 6:31am | 1:51pm | 9:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 6:57am | 2:16pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.4 | 11:09am | 6:20pm | 1:32am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:46am | 5:04pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.2 | 5:20pm | 11:04pm | 4:52am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:15pm | 8:40pm | 3:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:53pm | 7:37pm | 2:25am | 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 80% 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 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2174
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 8 October 2026.