The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2123
Highlights this month
- 6WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:56am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22FriThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (3:27am)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:56pm)
- 31SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:03pm | 5:12am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 13m | 9:16pm | 4:55am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 7:24pm
- Last QuarterTue 12, 12:50pm
- New MoonTue 19, 8:40pm
- First QuarterThu 28, 1:18am
Perigee 9 Oct (365,400 km) · Apogee 24 Oct (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 7:08am | 1:54pm | 8:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:42am | 2:38pm | 9:36pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 1.2 | 8:57am | 4:18pm | 11:39pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:25am | 12:41pm | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 3:50am | 8:56am | 2:03pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 3:18am | 8:15am | 1:12pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 7:26am | 2:07pm | 8:48pm | 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2123
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 10 September 2026.