The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2187

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

3SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (8:28pm)
4SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:13pm)
5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
9FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:08am)
17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Thu 1	6:13am	7:55pm	13h 42m	9:34pm	4:34am
Sat 10	6:03am	8:05pm	14h 01m	9:47pm	4:21am
Tue 20	5:55am	8:15pm	14h 20m	10:03pm	4:08am
Fri 30	5:51am	8:26pm	14h 35m	10:18pm	3:59am

Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.

Apogee 10 Nov (405,100 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (368,300 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Sco	−0.7	6:26am	1:44pm	9:02pm	Hidden
Venus	Sgr	−3.8	8:04am	3:35pm	11:06pm	Evening
Mars	Sgr	1.1	9:01am	4:28pm	11:55pm	Evening
Jupiter	Cap	−2.1	12:35pm	7:25pm	2:19am	Evening
Saturn	Vir	0.7	4:38am	10:57am	5:16pm	Hidden
Uranus	Ari	5.7	6:38pm	11:58pm	5:21am	All night
Neptune	Psc	7.8	3:16pm	9:27pm	3:42am	Evening

Southern Taurids — peaks 5 November, radiant in Taurus (up to 5/hr). Sparse but rich in slow fireballs over a long, broad maximum. A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.

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 15 October 2026.