The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2132
Highlights this month
- 4SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:29am)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:16pm)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (8:38pm)
- 20MonMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:23am)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:06am)
- 31FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 12:43pm
- New MoonThu 9, 5:03pm
- First QuarterFri 17, 7:29pm
- Full MoonSat 25, 4:45am
- Last QuarterFri 31, 8:54pm
Apogee 15 Oct (405,100 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (363,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 1.2 | 7:07am | 2:06pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 5:27am | 11:15am | 5:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 6:42am | 1:12pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.9 | 3:07am | 8:03am | 1:00pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 8:20am | 3:20pm | 10:19pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:09am | 10:51am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 8:19am | 3:18pm | 10:18pm | 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 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2132
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 13 September 2026.