The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2137
Highlights this month
- 9WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (9:11pm)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (3:16am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:53pm)
- 28MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:08am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 1:36pm
- New MoonTue 15, 10:13am
- First QuarterTue 22, 7:08am
- Full MoonTue 29, 9:27am
Apogee 7 Oct (404,700 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:25am | 2:26pm | 9:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:12am | 12:23pm | 6:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.2 | 3:51am | 8:55am | 2:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 8:48am | 3:59pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:47am | 7:04pm | 2:25am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:05am | 12:14pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 8:55am | 4:03pm | 11:10pm | 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 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2137
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 14 September 2026.