The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2189
Highlights this month
- 1SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:19am)
- 2MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.8). (10:07am)
- 3TueMercury and Venus in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:26pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (11:17am)
- 8SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:19am)
- 13FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:38pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:14pm)
- 19ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:11am)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:18am)
- 28SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:50am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 1, 9:44pm
- New MoonSun 8, 8:55pm
- First QuarterSun 15, 12:28pm
- Full MoonMon 23, 11:06am
Perigee 9 Nov (357,600 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.0 | 7:03am | 2:32pm | 10:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.6 | 6:00am | 1:24pm | 8:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.7 | 10:29am | 5:46pm | 1:05am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 6:44pm | 12:05am | 5:29am | All night |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 5:33am | 12:17pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 7:18pm | 12:33am | 5:43am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 3:36pm | 9:42pm | 3:52am | 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 thin 14% 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2189
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 20 October 2026.