The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2183
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:32am)
- 9SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:48pm)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 20ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:18am)
- 28FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:52am)
- 29SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:51am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 7, 2:11pm
- New MoonSat 15, 7:19pm
- First QuarterSun 23, 5:37am
- Full MoonSat 29, 10:29pm
Apogee 11 Nov (405,600 km) · Perigee 27 Nov (364,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | 2.6 | 6:31am | 1:46pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 4:27am | 10:44am | 5:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 6:55am | 2:14pm | 9:32pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:22am | 12:06pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 2:36am | 7:59am | 1:23pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:15pm | 10:55pm | 4:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 2:32pm | 8:54pm | 3:19am | 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 69% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2183
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 13 October 2026.