The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2105
Highlights this month
- 10SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (6:33pm)
- 12MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (8:22am)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (1:16am)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:25pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Tue 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Sat 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 1, 3:31am
- New MoonThu 8, 1:08pm
- First QuarterFri 16, 5:54pm
- Full MoonFri 23, 9:35pm
- Last QuarterFri 30, 12:40pm
Apogee 13 Oct (405,600 km) · Perigee 25 Oct (359,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.0 | 7:30am | 2:38pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:07am | 12:14pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.1 | 3:40am | 8:41am | 1:42pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 5:44pm | 11:50pm | 5:59am | All night |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 9:49am | 5:06pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 9:23pm | 2:38am | 7:48am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 5:47am | 11:44am | 5:41pm | 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 bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2105
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 4 September 2026.