The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2182
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (6:32pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:17am)
- 25MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:49pm)
- 25MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:39pm)
- 30SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:57am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 4, 1:28am
- Full MoonSun 10, 10:45pm
- Last QuarterMon 18, 5:54pm
- New MoonTue 26, 12:58pm
Perigee 5 Nov (369,300 km) · Apogee 18 Nov (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:07am | 2:38pm | 10:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 6:59am | 2:19pm | 9:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.0 | 1:29am | 6:25am | 11:20am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:20am | 10:36am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.2 | 1:57am | 7:07am | 12:16pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:54pm | 10:39pm | 4:27am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 2:20pm | 8:44pm | 3:13am | 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 68% 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 bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2182
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.