The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2151
Highlights this month
- 3SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:27pm)
- 7ThuMercury and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (7:57pm)
- 13WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (2:04pm)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:46am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 83% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 7:14pm
- New MoonSun 10, 10:59am
- First QuarterSun 17, 10:13pm
- Full MoonMon 25, 10:56pm
Perigee 7 Oct (364,200 km) · Apogee 19 Oct (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.0 | 7:30am | 2:39pm | 9:48pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.1 | 4:49am | 10:24am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 7:37am | 2:33pm | 9:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.2 | 1:18pm | 8:24pm | 3:34am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 2:44am | 7:37am | 12:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 8:59am | 4:15pm | 11:30pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:54am | 6:11pm | 1:33am | 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 83% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2151
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 24 September 2026.