The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2169
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:04am)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (4:55am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:23pm)
- 27FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:09am)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:24pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 3:21pm
- Last QuarterSat 14, 3:33am
- New MoonFri 20, 7:05pm
- First QuarterSat 28, 5:26am
Apogee 2 Oct (405,700 km) · Perigee 18 Oct (363,600 km) · Apogee 30 Oct (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 7:06am | 1:53pm | 8:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:18am | 12:32pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.3 | 4:01am | 9:09am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:58am | 10:33am | 4:08pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 2:10pm | 9:06pm | 4:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 2:37pm | 9:26pm | 4:19am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:59pm | 8:54pm | 3:53am | 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 2169
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 7 October 2026.