The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2128
Highlights this month
- 5TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:32pm)
- 5TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:42pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:31am)
- 28ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:48pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 1, 10:47pm
- Full MoonFri 8, 10:46pm
- Last QuarterSat 16, 8:00pm
- New MoonSun 24, 12:16pm
- First QuarterSun 31, 6:18am
Perigee 2 Oct (369,900 km) · Apogee 16 Oct (404,800 km) · Perigee 28 Oct (366,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:25am | 12:42pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.9 | 8:26am | 3:45pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:45am | 11:43am | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.5 | 3:23pm | 10:02pm | 4:46am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 6:25am | 12:37pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 4:23am | 9:42am | 3:02pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 7:53am | 2:45pm | 9:37pm | 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 thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2128
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 12 September 2026.