The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2104
Highlights this month
- 18SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:24pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 21TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.1° apart. (2:13pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (5:46am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:17am)
- 23ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (11:28pm)
- 29WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (8:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Mon 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 4, 7:26pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 12:37pm
- New MoonSun 19, 12:13pm
- First QuarterMon 27, 1:26pm
Perigee 5 Oct (357,000 km) · Apogee 19 Oct (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:23am | 2:23pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.9 | 8:22am | 3:40pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 7:42am | 2:41pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 2:31pm | 9:23pm | 4:18am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 9:10am | 4:20pm | 11:31pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 9:01pm | 2:20am | 7:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 5:41am | 11:35am | 5:30pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- 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 thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2104
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 3 September 2026.