The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2143
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:18am)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (8:49pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:02pm)
- 29TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:13am)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:26pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 2, 10:53am
- New MoonWed 9, 2:53am
- First QuarterWed 16, 2:35am
- Full MoonThu 24, 6:54am
- Last QuarterThu 31, 9:26pm
Perigee 8 Oct (358,000 km) · Apogee 20 Oct (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.4 | 7:14am | 2:05pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.1 | 4:48am | 10:22am | 3:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:35am | 11:27am | 5:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.2 | 1:28am | 6:13am | 10:58am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 5:47pm | 11:54pm | 6:06am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:13am | 1:55pm | 8:37pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 9:43am | 4:58pm | 12:17am | 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 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2143
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.