The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2160
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:53pm)
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:35pm)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:55pm)
- 4SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:23pm)
- 7TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:54am)
- 11SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (11:25pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 7, 4:23pm
- Full MoonWed 15, 7:21pm
- Last QuarterThu 23, 3:05am
- New MoonWed 29, 8:34pm
Apogee 10 Oct (405,300 km) · Perigee 26 Oct (366,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 6:01am | 12:05pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.0 | 8:31am | 3:52pm | 11:14pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:51am | 11:53am | 5:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 7:51am | 2:47pm | 9:43pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 7:36am | 2:20pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:34am | 6:54pm | 2:18am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:21pm | 7:32pm | 2:46am | 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 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2160
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 2 October 2026.