The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2142
Highlights this month
- 9TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:29am)
- 9TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:21pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:27am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sat 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Wed 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 5, 10:51am
- Last QuarterFri 12, 6:35pm
- New MoonFri 19, 12:26pm
- First QuarterSat 27, 4:32am
Perigee 15 Oct (367,200 km) · Apogee 28 Oct (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 6:49am | 1:22pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:58am | 1:34pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.3 | 10:56am | 6:27pm | 1:58am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 10:35pm | 3:39am | 8:38am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 4:40pm | 11:04pm | 5:31am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:00am | 1:37pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 9:34am | 4:48pm | 12:06am | 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2142
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 16 September 2026.