The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2130
Highlights this month
- 13FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:44am)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:23pm)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:56am | 7:24pm | 12h 28m | 8:54pm | 5:27am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Fri 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 9:34pm
- First QuarterTue 10, 8:13pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 17, 11:52am
- Last QuarterTue 24, 10:10am
Apogee 2 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 16 Oct (357,700 km) · Apogee 29 Oct (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.3 | 7:17am | 2:11pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.5 | 5:03am | 11:10am | 5:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 6:14am | 12:28pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 10:07pm | 3:16am | 8:21am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 7:22am | 1:59pm | 8:37pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 4:49am | 10:19am | 3:49pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 8:07am | 3:03pm | 9:59pm | 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 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2130
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.