The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2180
Highlights this month
- 1WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:25pm)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SunMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:36pm)
- 6MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:01pm)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:35am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 20MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Thu 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 2, 9:48pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 1:46am
- New MoonFri 17, 9:43pm
- First QuarterFri 24, 2:43pm
Apogee 5 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 6:13am | 1:25pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:09am | 11:48am | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −1.4 | 11:07pm | 3:49am | 8:27am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 2:04am | 7:18am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 12:18am | 5:09am | 9:59am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:12pm | 10:07pm | 4:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 1:56pm | 8:26pm | 2:59am | 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 93% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2180
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 11 October 2026.