The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2179
Highlights this month
- 9SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:38am)
- 14ThuMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:45pm)
- 17SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:48pm)
- 19TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:31am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (5:57am)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:54am)
- 24SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (9:06pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 1, 9:32am
- First QuarterFri 8, 3:33am
- Full MoonSat 16, 4:01am
- Last QuarterSun 24, 3:52am
- New MoonSat 30, 7:27pm
Perigee 1 Oct (356,800 km) · Apogee 15 Oct (406,300 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.9 | 6:08am | 12:22pm | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:52am | 2:54pm | 9:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 6:39am | 1:06pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.0 | 2:22am | 7:10am | 11:59am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 1:26am | 6:13am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:01pm | 12:00am | 6:03am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 3:52pm | 10:23pm | 4:59am | 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 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2179
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 10 October 2026.