The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2127
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:55pm)
- 7TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:27am)
- 14TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (2:01pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31FriMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (8:32am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:03pm | 5:12am |
| Mon 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 13m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Fri 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 6, 12:24pm
- First QuarterMon 13, 3:19am
- Full MoonMon 20, 5:42pm
- Last QuarterTue 28, 10:01pm
Perigee 8 Oct (361,700 km) · Apogee 24 Oct (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 6:00am | 12:02pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.2 | 4:46am | 10:20am | 3:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.1 | 11:40am | 7:08pm | 2:37am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 12:32pm | 7:45pm | 3:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 6:00am | 11:59am | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 4:13am | 9:28am | 2:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 7:50am | 2:39pm | 9:29pm | Evening |
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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2127
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.