The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2144
Highlights this month
- 9FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 0.2). (12:48am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (12:37am)
- 20TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (8:08am)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 10:42am
- Full MoonMon 12, 6:56am
- Last QuarterTue 20, 9:56am
- New MoonTue 27, 4:42am
Apogee 13 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:29am | 2:36pm | 9:43pm | Evening |
| Venus | Sco | −4.0 | 8:28am | 3:49pm | 11:09pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −0.8 | 1:15pm | 8:28pm | 3:44am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.9 | 3:20am | 8:20am | 1:19pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.2 | 6:51pm | 12:46am | 6:37am | All night |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 7:22am | 2:09pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 9:49am | 5:04pm | 12:24am | 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 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2144
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.