The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2170
Highlights this month
- 1MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:06pm)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (8:07pm)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:52am)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 26FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:56am)
- 29MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sat 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 4:48pm
- New MoonWed 10, 10:43am
- First QuarterWed 17, 6:20am
- Full MoonThu 25, 9:17am
Perigee 10 Oct (356,800 km) · Apogee 23 Oct (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:26am | 2:29pm | 9:32pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.7 | 4:47am | 10:39am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sco | 1.2 | 8:48am | 4:07pm | 11:26pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:58am | 12:03pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.5 | 3:11pm | 9:55pm | 4:43am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 2:59pm | 9:43pm | 4:31am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 2:11pm | 9:04pm | 4:01am | 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2170
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.