The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2120
Highlights this month
- 5SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:49am)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:54am)
- 13SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:36pm)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (11:38am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (1:38am)
- 16WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:33am)
- 20SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (8:09pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:07am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (9:44am)
- 27SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 7, 11:55am
- Last QuarterMon 14, 9:57pm
- New MoonTue 22, 11:41pm
- First QuarterWed 30, 2:50am
Perigee 5 Oct (364,000 km) · Apogee 16 Oct (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.3 | 6:00am | 12:07pm | 6:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.9 | 8:25am | 3:43pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.9 | 3:19am | 8:15am | 1:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 2:53am | 7:46am | 12:39pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 1:15am | 6:03am | 10:50am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 2:28am | 7:15am | 12:03pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 7:06am | 1:40pm | 8:14pm | 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 thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2120
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 9 September 2026.