The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2147
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:01pm)
- 6FriMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:50am)
- 10TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:43am)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:53pm)
- 14SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:24pm)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:56am | 7:24pm | 12h 27m | 8:53pm | 5:27am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Fri 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 3, 3:54am
- Full MoonMon 9, 7:08pm
- Last QuarterMon 16, 11:20pm
- New MoonWed 25, 3:47am
Perigee 8 Oct (360,700 km) · Apogee 20 Oct (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.9 | 6:05am | 12:08pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:46am | 2:45pm | 9:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 6:32am | 12:56pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:41am | 1:05pm | 7:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 10:27pm | 3:36am | 8:41am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 8:02am | 3:04pm | 10:05pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:17am | 5:34pm | 12:55am | 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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2147
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 19 September 2026.