The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2118
Highlights this month
- 8SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (4:03am)
- 15SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (8:18am)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (7:35am)
- 18TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:44am)
- 20ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:23pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 27ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Mon 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Thu 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Mon 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 8, 9:47am
- New MoonSat 15, 1:13pm
- First QuarterSat 22, 3:38am
- Full MoonSat 29, 10:40pm
Apogee 4 Oct (405,700 km) · Perigee 16 Oct (359,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.0 | 7:31am | 2:39pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:54am | 1:27pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.0 | 2:07am | 6:51am | 11:34am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.6 | 9:39pm | 2:53am | 8:03am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 10:59pm | 4:02am | 9:02am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 1:55am | 6:39am | 11:22am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:57am | 1:26pm | 7:55pm | 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 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2118
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.