The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2188
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:20am)
- 3MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (3:04am)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:24am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:38pm)
- 25TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (10:21am)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:25am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Mon 10 | 6:02am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Sun 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 4, 4:48pm
- Last QuarterWed 12, 1:44pm
- New MoonWed 19, 4:46am
- First QuarterWed 26, 6:18am
Apogee 3 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (358,800 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:57am | 2:27pm | 9:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:10am | 11:50am | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 3:43am | 9:39am | 3:36pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.5 | 3:27pm | 9:35pm | 3:47am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 5:03am | 11:35am | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 6:56pm | 12:15am | 5:30am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 3:24pm | 9:33pm | 3:45am | 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 99% 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2188
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 17 October 2026.