The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2176
Highlights this month
- 6SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:21pm)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:08pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 3, 8:07am
- First QuarterFri 11, 11:28am
- Full MoonFri 18, 7:52pm
- Last QuarterFri 25, 11:03am
Apogee 9 Oct (405,200 km) · Perigee 21 Oct (362,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.4 | 7:16am | 2:11pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.0 | 8:33am | 3:55pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −1.2 | 2:03pm | 9:07pm | 4:13am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 5:11pm | 11:24pm | 5:41am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 9:54pm | 3:08am | 8:18am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:58pm | 11:12pm | 5:31am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 3:15pm | 9:55pm | 4:38am | 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 2176
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 9 October 2026.