The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2126
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:02am)
- 15TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:36am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:59pm)
- 30WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (10:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 1, 10:44pm
- Last QuarterThu 10, 2:10am
- New MoonWed 16, 8:23pm
- First QuarterWed 23, 2:34pm
- Full MoonThu 31, 5:47pm
Apogee 3 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 16 Oct (356,700 km) · Apogee 30 Oct (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 7.4 | 6:29am | 1:01pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:56am | 1:29pm | 8:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:17am | 10:59am | 4:41pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 10:15am | 5:37pm | 1:02am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.0 | 5:31am | 11:16am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 3:59am | 9:09am | 2:19pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 7:43am | 2:30pm | 9:18pm | 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 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2126
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 11 September 2026.