The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2179
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (9:38pm)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:22pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:24am)
- 19FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:01am)
- 27SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 6, 5:48pm
- Full MoonSun 14, 10:10pm
- Last QuarterMon 22, 2:39pm
- New MoonMon 29, 5:57am
Apogee 11 Nov (406,000 km) · Perigee 27 Nov (361,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:42am | 12:36pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 8:02am | 3:33pm | 11:03pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 5:31am | 12:23pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 12:23am | 5:12am | 10:00am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.4 | 11:17pm | 4:09am | 8:56am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 3:55pm | 9:55pm | 3:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 1:48pm | 8:20pm | 2:56am | 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 39% 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 bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2179
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.