The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2191
Highlights this month
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:27pm)
- 12SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:33am)
- 13SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (4:14am)
- 16WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (4:46am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:27am)
- 25FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:10am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 1, 8:32pm
- Last QuarterWed 9, 11:07am
- New MoonThu 17, 10:15am
- First QuarterThu 24, 9:29am
Apogee 10 Nov (404,800 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 5:16am | 11:53am | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 4:28am | 10:46am | 5:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | −0.1 | 12:25pm | 7:20pm | 2:17am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.2 | 12:41am | 5:32am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 6:37am | 1:41pm | 8:44pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 8:03pm | 1:09am | 6:11am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 4:01pm | 10:01pm | 4:05am | 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 84% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2191
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 21 October 2026.