The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2161
Highlights this month
- 9FriMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:50am)
- 9FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:23pm)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:15pm)
- 23FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 4, 8:48pm
- Last QuarterMon 12, 7:49pm
- New MoonMon 19, 11:06am
- First QuarterMon 26, 10:06am
Apogee 4 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Oct (357,700 km) · Apogee 31 Oct (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:28am | 12:47pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:16am | 12:30pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −1.9 | 3:57pm | 10:35pm | 5:16am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 9:14am | 4:30pm | 11:46pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 8:07am | 3:02pm | 9:57pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:55am | 7:13pm | 2:34am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:32pm | 7:42pm | 2:55am | 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2161
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.