The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2149
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:30pm)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:01pm)
- 10FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:46am)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 4:21am
- First QuarterFri 10, 9:48am
- Full MoonFri 17, 12:26pm
- Last QuarterFri 24, 3:14am
- New MoonFri 31, 9:55pm
Apogee 6 Oct (405,700 km) · Perigee 18 Oct (359,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 7:00am | 1:42pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.6 | 8:21am | 3:55pm | 11:30pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 7:02am | 1:42pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 9:00am | 4:14pm | 11:28pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 12:47am | 5:36am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 8:28am | 3:37pm | 10:46pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:33am | 5:51pm | 1:12am | 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2149
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 21 September 2026.