The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2192
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (8:35pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 5.6). (2:04pm)
- 22ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (4:50am)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:20am)
- 30FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:02am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 22m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Fri 30 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:58am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 5, 2:37pm
- First QuarterTue 13, 5:25am
- Full MoonMon 19, 9:04pm
- Last QuarterTue 27, 3:40am
Apogee 2 Nov (405,900 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (361,700 km) · Apogee 29 Nov (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:37am | 12:31pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.4 | 8:51am | 4:27pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:44am | 11:14am | 5:45pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 2:16am | 7:34am | 12:53pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:09am | 2:20pm | 9:31pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 8:22pm | 1:24am | 6:22am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 4:09pm | 10:06pm | 4:08am | 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 0% 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 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2192
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.