The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2109
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:29pm)
- 4FriVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (12:31pm)
- 9WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:26am)
- 11FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:50pm)
- 19SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:32pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (12:58am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 1, 6:08pm
- Full MoonWed 9, 10:17am
- Last QuarterThu 17, 2:26pm
- New MoonThu 24, 1:49pm
- First QuarterThu 31, 4:55am
Apogee 12 Oct (406,000 km) · Perigee 25 Oct (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:46am | 1:17pm | 7:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.5 | 8:34am | 4:06pm | 11:39pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 4:58am | 10:30am | 4:02pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 4:10am | 9:24am | 2:38pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 1:04pm | 8:12pm | 3:24am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 10:49pm | 3:47am | 8:42am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:08am | 12:15pm | 6:22pm | 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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2109
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 5 September 2026.