The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2139
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (12:26pm)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:17am)
- 4SunMercury and Venus in conjunction — 4° apart. (10:38am)
- 5MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:30pm)
- 10SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:27am)
- 16FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:15am)
- 18SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:41am)
- 18SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:16am)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (10:10pm)
- 26MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:46pm)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1.0° apart. (11:32pm)
- 31SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Tue 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Sat 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 1, 5:04pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 8, 11:39am
- Last QuarterThu 15, 6:18am
- New MoonFri 23, 9:50am
- First QuarterSat 31, 5:52am
Perigee 8 Oct (356,700 km) · Apogee 21 Oct (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 4.7 | 6:42am | 1:23pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:44am | 2:43pm | 9:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 4:32am | 9:52am | 3:12pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.2 | 12:55pm | 8:05pm | 3:19am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 1:38pm | 8:41pm | 3:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:28am | 12:49pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 9:11am | 4:22pm | 11:33pm | 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2139
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 15 September 2026.