The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2110

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

Highlights this month

  • 2ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:15pm)
  • 21TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:04am)
  • 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
  • 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:27am)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Wed 15:56am6:24pm12h 27m7:53pm4:27am
Fri 106:43am7:32pm12h 49m9:04pm5:11am
Mon 206:28am7:42pm13h 14m9:16pm4:54am
Fri 316:14am7:53pm13h 39m9:32pm4:36am

Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Last QuarterMon 6, 12:58pm
  • New MoonTue 14, 4:15am
  • First QuarterMon 20, 9:43pm
  • Full MoonTue 28, 5:08am

Apogee 5 Oct (404,800 km) · Perigee 17 Oct (366,200 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryVir−0.57:11am2:01pm8:51pmHidden
VenusVir−3.86:53am1:25pm7:57pmHidden
MarsSgr0.510:35am6:06pm1:37amEvening
JupiterLeo−1.55:18am11:01am4:44pmHidden
SaturnCap0.42:03pm9:01pm4:03amEvening
UranusTau5.711:11pm4:06am8:58amMorning
NeptuneVir8.06:14am12:24pm6:33pmHidden

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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.

The solar system — October 2110

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 6 September 2026.