The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2141
Highlights this month
- 4WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (11:58am)
- 12ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (7:10pm)
- 19ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:54am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 28SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:28pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:56am | 7:24pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Fri 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 8, 1:15pm
- Full MoonMon 16, 3:20am
- Last QuarterSun 22, 9:18pm
- New MoonMon 30, 4:22am
Apogee 7 Oct (404,800 km) · Perigee 19 Oct (366,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 6:20am | 12:34pm | 6:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.6 | 8:25am | 3:58pm | 11:33pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:04am | 10:40am | 4:16pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.8 | 7:11pm | 12:59am | 6:42am | All night |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.5 | 3:36pm | 10:14pm | 4:57am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:48am | 1:20pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 9:25am | 4:38pm | 11:51pm | 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 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2141
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.