The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2185
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (11:58pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:24am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 22% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:28pm)
- 18FriMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (8:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:50am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 1, 12:35am
- Full MoonTue 8, 5:04am
- Last QuarterMon 14, 8:02pm
- New MoonTue 22, 1:20pm
- First QuarterWed 30, 6:33pm
Perigee 9 Nov (360,000 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 5:26am | 12:12pm | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.9 | 6:01am | 1:03pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.3 | 7:50am | 3:17pm | 10:44pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 8:03am | 3:24pm | 10:46pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 3:39am | 9:31am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.7 | 5:54pm | 11:24pm | 4:57am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 2:52pm | 9:09pm | 3:29am | 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 91% 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 22% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2185
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 14 October 2026.