The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2114
Highlights this month
- 2TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 0.3). (6:52am)
- 4ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:10am)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:01pm)
- 11ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:58pm)
- 11ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:18pm)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (9:37pm)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:43pm)
- 17WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:06pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 48% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23TueMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:13am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Wed 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sat 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Wed 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 7, 12:21pm
- Full MoonSun 14, 8:36pm
- Last QuarterSun 21, 12:25pm
- New MoonMon 29, 1:03am
Apogee 5 Oct (405,200 km) · Perigee 17 Oct (362,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 6:03am | 12:05pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.4 | 5:13am | 11:28am | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −2.2 | 5:01pm | 11:23pm | 5:49am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.8 | 9:59am | 5:21pm | 12:45am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.4 | 6:16pm | 12:20am | 6:20am | All night |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 12:39am | 5:21am | 10:04am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:35am | 12:55pm | 7:14pm | 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 48% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2114
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 7 September 2026.