The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2186
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 38% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (9:41pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 18SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (5:57am)
- 18SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:53pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 3:21pm
- New MoonSat 11, 4:37pm
- First QuarterSun 19, 5:38pm
- Full MoonMon 27, 5:48am
Perigee 3 Nov (369,500 km) · Apogee 18 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (364,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 5:54am | 12:57pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.4 | 4:00am | 10:07am | 4:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.3 | 3:11am | 8:49am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 10:05am | 5:21pm | 12:40am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 4:09am | 10:15am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 6:16pm | 11:41pm | 5:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 3:04pm | 9:18pm | 3:36am | 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 38% 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 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2186
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.