The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2111
Highlights this month
- 2FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:28am)
- 5MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:18am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.4° apart. (5:26pm)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:03pm | 5:12am |
| Tue 20 | 6:29am | 7:42pm | 13h 13m | 9:16pm | 4:55am |
| Sat 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:31pm | 4:37am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 3, 11:44am
- First QuarterSat 10, 7:03pm
- Full MoonSat 17, 1:14pm
- Last QuarterSun 25, 4:22am
Perigee 14 Oct (367,000 km) · Apogee 26 Oct (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:29am | 2:33pm | 9:38pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.2 | 4:45am | 10:18am | 3:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:29am | 11:17am | 5:04pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:17am | 12:29pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.5 | 3:04pm | 9:50pm | 4:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 11:34pm | 4:26am | 9:14am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:20am | 12:32pm | 6:44pm | 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 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2111
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.