The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2119
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (6:48am)
- 2MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:51pm)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (10:19pm)
- 10TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:21pm)
- 15SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:54am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:25pm)
- 22SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:47pm)
- 23MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:22am)
- 30MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:57am | 7:24pm | 12h 27m | 8:53pm | 5:27am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:03pm | 5:12am |
| Fri 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 13m | 9:16pm | 4:55am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:31pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 2:25am
- First QuarterWed 11, 10:36pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 1:37am
- Last QuarterFri 27, 2:25am
Perigee 10 Oct (368,800 km) · Apogee 25 Oct (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.8 | 7:01am | 1:55pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.2 | 4:46am | 10:19am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 7:29am | 2:21pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.3 | 12:46am | 5:31am | 10:17am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 12:13am | 5:04am | 9:55am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 2:14am | 6:59am | 11:44am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 7:03am | 1:35pm | 8:06pm | 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 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2119
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.