The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2164
Highlights this month
- 12FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:53am)
- 15MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (2:00pm)
- 15MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:10pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 27SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:45am)
- 27SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:28pm)
- 29MonMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Wed 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Sat 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 1, 1:49am
- Last QuarterMon 8, 2:24pm
- New MoonTue 16, 3:15pm
- First QuarterTue 23, 4:47pm
- Full MoonTue 30, 2:36pm
Apogee 10 Oct (404,900 km) · Perigee 25 Oct (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.0 | 7:30am | 2:39pm | 9:48pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:32am | 11:23am | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 6:49am | 1:23pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.6 | 4:44pm | 11:04pm | 5:28am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 9:54am | 5:11pm | 12:32am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 12:54pm | 8:03pm | 3:16am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:03pm | 8:08pm | 3:17am | 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 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2164
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 3 October 2026.