The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2102

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

17TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:36am)
20FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:26am)
21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
25WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (11:57pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sun 1	6:56am	7:24pm	12h 27m	8:53pm	5:27am
Tue 10	6:43am	7:32pm	12h 49m	9:03pm	5:12am
Fri 20	6:28am	7:42pm	13h 13m	9:16pm	4:54am
Tue 31	6:14am	7:53pm	13h 39m	9:32pm	4:36am

Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.

Apogee 6 Oct (405,000 km) · Perigee 21 Oct (369,400 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Vir	−1.4	6:34am	12:56pm	7:18pm	Hidden
Venus	Vir	−3.8	6:51am	1:22pm	7:54pm	Hidden
Mars	Vir	1.6	7:08am	1:50pm	8:32pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Oph	−1.7	9:44am	5:04pm	12:27am	Evening
Saturn	Lib	0.5	8:04am	2:57pm	9:51pm	Evening
Uranus	Ari	5.7	8:21pm	1:49am	7:14am	Morning
Neptune	Leo	8.0	5:32am	11:22am	5:11pm	Hidden

Orionids — peaks 21 October, radiant in Orion (up to 20/hr). Also from Halley's Comet; Orion rides high after midnight from the south, giving a fair show. A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.

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 2 September 2026.