The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2124
Highlights this month
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:24pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 1, 10:11am
- New MoonSun 8, 4:28am
- First QuarterSun 15, 9:23pm
- Full MoonMon 23, 6:06pm
- Last QuarterMon 30, 4:33pm
Perigee 4 Oct (367,700 km) · Apogee 16 Oct (404,700 km) · Perigee 29 Oct (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:27am | 2:30pm | 9:35pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 5:25am | 11:13am | 5:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.6 | 4:44am | 10:10am | 3:37pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:22am | 2:07pm | 8:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 4:25am | 9:43am | 3:02pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 3:30am | 8:31am | 1:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 7:29am | 2:12pm | 8:55pm | 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 bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2124
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.