The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2176
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (9:13pm)
- 5TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:35am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:01pm)
- 11MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:28pm)
- 12TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.4). (6:47pm)
- 15FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:50pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:45am)
- 26TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:18am)
- 27WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (12:44am)
- 30SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Sat 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 2, 12:39am
- First QuarterSun 10, 5:55am
- Full MoonSun 17, 5:52am
- Last QuarterSat 23, 9:20pm
Apogee 5 Nov (405,900 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.3 | 6:57am | 2:23pm | 9:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.3 | 8:51am | 4:26pm | Evening | |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.5 | 1:25pm | 8:05pm | 2:47am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.4 | 3:01pm | 9:16pm | 3:34am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.4 | 7:41pm | 12:57am | 6:09am | All night |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:52pm | 9:08pm | 3:27am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:12pm | 7:52pm | 2:35am | 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 12% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2176
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 9 October 2026.