The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2133
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:25pm)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:17am)
- 8ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:32am)
- 16FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:35am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:14am)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (3:59pm)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:07am)
- 31SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:25am)
- 31SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Tue 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Sat 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 3:09pm
- Full MoonWed 14, 3:12pm
- Last QuarterWed 21, 5:37pm
- New MoonWed 28, 2:36pm
Apogee 8 Oct (404,900 km) · Perigee 23 Oct (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.3 | 6:05am | 12:16pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.6 | 8:27am | 4:01pm | 11:35pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | −0.4 | 1:22am | 6:04am | 10:47am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:30am | 9:53am | 3:15pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 8:55am | 4:03pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:21am | 11:08am | 4:55pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 8:26am | 3:28pm | 10:29pm | 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 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2133
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.