The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2178
Highlights this month
- 3TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:50am)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 10TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (7:42am)
- 16MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:49pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 49% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 20FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (3:14pm)
- 25WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:32am)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:20am)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 3, 11:42am
- New MoonTue 10, 4:50am
- First QuarterTue 17, 7:16pm
- Full MoonWed 25, 6:21pm
Perigee 7 Nov (366,000 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:18am | 11:57am | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.5 | 4:00am | 10:07am | 4:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −1.9 | 5:35pm | 11:10pm | 4:49am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 9:37pm | 2:32am | 7:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.4 | 10:09pm | 3:03am | 7:54am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 3:34pm | 9:39pm | 3:48am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:36pm | 8:11pm | 2:49am | 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 49% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2178
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 10 October 2026.