The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2152
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:02pm)
- 7SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:45pm)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:21am)
- 15SunMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (6:02am)
- 19ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:37pm)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 28SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:29am)
- 31TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.0° apart. (8:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:25pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 5, 10:45pm
- Full MoonSat 14, 1:54am
- Last QuarterSat 21, 9:00pm
- New MoonSat 28, 11:48am
Apogee 11 Oct (406,100 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (359,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 3.2 | 6:49am | 1:37pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.0 | 8:30am | 3:50pm | 11:12pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.0 | 3:31am | 8:30am | 1:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.6 | 4:17pm | 10:44pm | 5:14am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 3:28am | 8:30am | 1:31pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 9:12am | 4:30pm | 11:48pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:01am | 6:18pm | 1:39am | 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 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2152
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.