The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2190
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:31am)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 11ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (7:50pm)
- 13SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:50am)
- 13SatSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:57am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:42am)
- 29MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (9:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 5:13am
- Full MoonFri 12, 12:21pm
- Last QuarterSat 20, 3:41pm
- New MoonSat 27, 10:49pm
Perigee 2 Nov (366,400 km) · Apogee 17 Nov (405,400 km) · Perigee 29 Nov (361,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 4.7 | 5:49am | 12:43pm | 7:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:01am | 2:21pm | 9:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:14am | 10:28am | 4:42pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 10:04pm | 2:56am | 7:43am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:04am | 12:58pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 7:41pm | 12:51am | 5:57am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 3:48pm | 9:51pm | 3:58am | 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 55% 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 bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2190
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.