The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2175
Highlights this month
- 8SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:15am)
- 13FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:24pm)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:18pm)
- 30MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.2). (9:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:56am | 7:24pm | 12h 28m | 8:54pm | 5:27am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Fri 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 7, 9:43am
- New MoonSun 15, 6:57am
- First QuarterMon 23, 9:33am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 30, 4:14am
Perigee 1 Oct (358,200 km) · Apogee 16 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.1 | 6:52am | 1:27pm | 8:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.1 | 4:53am | 10:28am | 4:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:41am | 11:37am | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.3 | 2:06pm | 9:03pm | 4:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 8:45pm | 2:14am | 7:39am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 4:41pm | 11:00pm | 5:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 3:07pm | 9:49pm | 4:34am | 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 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2175
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 8 October 2026.