The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2156
Highlights this month
- 9SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:48am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 6, 6:23pm
- New MoonThu 14, 11:32pm
- First QuarterFri 22, 12:20pm
- Full MoonFri 29, 4:14am
Apogee 11 Oct (405,800 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (362,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 7:10am | 2:00pm | 8:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:31am | 11:21am | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 4:51am | 10:21am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.8 | 3:33am | 8:36am | 1:39pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 5:44am | 11:38am | 5:31pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 10:19am | 5:42pm | 1:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:40am | 6:55pm | 2:14am | 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2156
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 29 September 2026.