The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2150
Highlights this month
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:09am)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:24pm)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (8:17pm)
- 31SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:59am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Tue 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Sat 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 7, 1:35am
- Last QuarterTue 13, 10:08pm
- New MoonWed 21, 12:45am
- First QuarterThu 29, 2:45am
Perigee 11 Oct (368,700 km) · Apogee 27 Oct (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.3 | 7:22am | 2:21pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 7:00am | 1:36pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.3 | 2:27am | 7:13am | 11:59am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.9 | 10:49am | 6:12pm | 1:37am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 1:49am | 6:38am | 11:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 8:43am | 3:56pm | 11:08pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:44am | 6:01pm | 1:23am | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2150
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 23 September 2026.