The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2166
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (12:54am)
- 6MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:57pm)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:09am)
- 14TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:49pm)
- 20MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:36pm)
- 21TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:36am)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (1:16am)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:21pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Mon 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Fri 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 2, 9:30pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 9, 7:38pm
- Last QuarterThu 16, 11:20am
- New MoonFri 24, 12:06pm
Perigee 10 Oct (356,900 km) · Apogee 24 Oct (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.6 | 6:02am | 12:10pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:03am | 1:41pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 7:22am | 2:12pm | 9:02pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 11:26pm | 4:22am | 9:14am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:27am | 6:45pm | 2:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 1:37pm | 8:39pm | 3:44am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:27pm | 8:28pm | 3:33am | 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 2166
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 6 October 2026.