The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2157
Highlights this month
- 7FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:40pm)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:03pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (8:03am)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Thu 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Mon 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 3, 11:43pm
- First QuarterWed 12, 1:45am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 18, 7:52pm
- Last QuarterTue 25, 2:02pm
Apogee 5 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Oct (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:28am | 2:33pm | 9:38pm | Evening |
| Venus | Sco | −4.6 | 8:18am | 3:52pm | 11:27pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.6 | 10:20am | 5:51pm | 1:22am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:49am | 10:20am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 6:13am | 12:20pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:38am | 6:01pm | 1:28am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:51am | 7:05pm | 2:23am | 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2157
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.