The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2148
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:02am)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:24am)
- 20SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:47am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 26SatMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:47pm)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:44am)
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 2:32am
- New MoonSun 13, 4:46am
- First QuarterMon 21, 4:13am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 27, 8:12pm
Apogee 12 Oct (406,300 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.4 | 6:32am | 12:55pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:29am | 11:19am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −1.0 | 12:18am | 5:04am | 9:50am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 7:41am | 2:33pm | 9:25pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 11:35pm | 4:33am | 9:27am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 8:13am | 3:18pm | 10:24pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:23am | 5:41pm | 1:02am | 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 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2148
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.