The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2145
Highlights this month
- 2SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best evening apparition. (7:08pm)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (4:29am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:32am)
- 15FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:58am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.1). (2:09pm)
- 27WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:40am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (7:39am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 1, 8:22am
- Last QuarterSat 9, 11:38am
- New MoonSat 16, 8:26pm
- First QuarterSat 23, 11:39am
- Full MoonSun 31, 1:16am
Apogee 7 Oct (405,200 km) · Perigee 19 Oct (362,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.6 | 7:15am | 2:19pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:14am | 12:25pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 6:02am | 12:10pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:40am | 10:06am | 3:33pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.1 | 8:02pm | 1:40am | 7:14am | All night |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 7:35am | 2:27pm | 9:19pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 9:58am | 5:14pm | 12:34am | 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 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2145
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 17 September 2026.