The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2158
Highlights this month
- 3TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:05am)
- 5ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best evening apparition. (8:02pm)
- 13FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:34am)
- 18WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:30am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 29SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:06pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:56am | 7:24pm | 12h 28m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Fri 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 1, 4:24am
- Full MoonSun 8, 11:47am
- Last QuarterSun 15, 2:42am
- New MoonSun 22, 5:03pm
- First QuarterMon 30, 10:11pm
Perigee 10 Oct (361,600 km) · Apogee 26 Oct (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.3 | 7:22am | 2:29pm | 9:36pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:01am | 1:38pm | 8:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:23am | 11:09am | 4:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:50am | 11:50am | 5:51pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 6:42am | 1:01pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:58am | 6:20pm | 1:47am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:02pm | 7:15pm | 2:32am | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2158
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 30 September 2026.