The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2177
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:57am)
- 14FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:38am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 19WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:14am)
- 20ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:29am)
- 26WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −0.5). (7:28pm)
- 26WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (11:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:50am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 6, 7:32pm
- Last QuarterThu 13, 2:38pm
- New MoonThu 20, 8:13pm
- First QuarterSat 29, 12:06am
Perigee 10 Nov (367,200 km) · Apogee 26 Nov (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 2.1 | 5:35am | 12:22pm | 7:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 5:59am | 1:00pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:56am | 11:33am | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 6:15pm | 11:42pm | 5:13am | All night |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 8:55pm | 1:59am | 6:58am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 3:13pm | 9:23pm | 3:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:24pm | 8:01pm | 2:42am | 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 98% 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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2177
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.