The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2107
Highlights this month
- 3MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:55am)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:34am)
- 10MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:25pm)
- 11TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:33pm)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (2:47pm)
- 19WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (12:22am)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (7:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
| Mon 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:03pm | 5:12am |
| Thu 20 | 6:29am | 7:42pm | 13h 13m | 9:16pm | 4:55am |
| Mon 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:31pm | 4:37am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 2, 4:09pm
- Last QuarterMon 10, 4:37am
- New MoonSun 16, 8:21pm
- First QuarterMon 24, 5:36am
Perigee 14 Oct (363,300 km) · Apogee 26 Oct (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 6:00am | 12:04pm | 6:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:39am | 2:34pm | 9:30pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 4:24am | 9:40am | 2:56pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.3 | 12:23am | 5:10am | 9:57am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:21am | 6:39pm | 2:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 10:08pm | 3:14am | 8:16am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 5:59am | 12:01pm | 6:03pm | 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2107
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.