The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2155

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

1WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:54pm)
13MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:57am)
21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
28TueThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (9:39pm)
29WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:05pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Wed 1	5:56am	6:24pm	12h 28m	7:54pm	4:27am
Fri 10	6:42am	7:32pm	12h 50m	9:04pm	5:11am
Mon 20	6:28am	7:42pm	13h 14m	9:16pm	4:54am
Fri 31	6:14am	7:53pm	13h 39m	9:32pm	4:36am

Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.

Perigee 7 Oct (367,900 km) · Apogee 19 Oct (404,700 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Vir	−1.3	6:44am	1:14pm	7:44pm	Hidden
Venus	Lib	−3.7	7:47am	2:48pm	9:48pm	Evening
Mars	Oph	1.1	9:10am	4:33pm	11:57pm	Evening
Jupiter	Gem	−2.1	1:47am	6:32am	11:18am	Morning
Saturn	Leo	0.8	5:18am	10:57am	4:37pm	Hidden
Uranus	Oph	5.7	10:04am	5:27pm	12:53am	Evening
Neptune	Sgr	7.9	11:33am	6:48pm	2:08am	Evening

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 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.

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 27 September 2026.