The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2117
Highlights this month
- 2SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (1:49am)
- 2SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (3:05am)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:23am)
- 13WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:47pm)
- 18MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:53am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 27WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (12:11pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.0° apart. (11:06pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 4:20am
- Full MoonMon 11, 5:00am
- Last QuarterTue 19, 4:28am
- New MoonMon 25, 8:53pm
Apogee 10 Oct (406,300 km) · Perigee 25 Oct (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.3 | 7:20am | 2:17pm | 9:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.5 | 8:32am | 4:05pm | 11:38pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 6:55am | 1:31pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 6:13pm | 12:15am | 6:13am | All night |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 9:46pm | 3:02am | 8:14am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 1:36am | 6:18am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:50am | 1:17pm | 7:44pm | 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 thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2117
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 8 September 2026.