The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2153
Highlights this month
- 3WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:05pm)
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:24am)
- 12FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:45am)
- 17WedJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (11:52pm)
- 19FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (5:28am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:15pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Sat 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 12:53am
- Last QuarterThu 11, 6:30am
- New MoonThu 18, 4:10am
- First QuarterWed 24, 8:04pm
Apogee 6 Oct (406,100 km) · Perigee 18 Oct (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 5:59am | 12:04pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:15am | 12:27pm | 6:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 8:17am | 3:28pm | 10:40pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.8 | 7:40pm | 1:21am | 6:57am | All night |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 4:09am | 9:22am | 2:35pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 9:29am | 4:49pm | 12:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:11am | 6:28pm | 1:49am | 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 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2153
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 26 September 2026.