The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2180
Highlights this month
- 1SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (6:12pm)
- 7SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (1:08pm)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:14am)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:09am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:25pm | 12h 30m | 8:55pm | 5:25am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 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 MoonWed 4, 4:39am
- Last QuarterThu 12, 9:31am
- New MoonThu 19, 11:46am
- First QuarterThu 26, 2:53am
Apogee 8 Oct (405,700 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (359,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.0 | 6:07am | 12:13pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:35am | 11:27am | 5:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −0.7 | 12:58am | 5:41am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 3:56am | 9:06am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 2:20am | 7:10am | 12:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:19pm | 12:16am | 6:10am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:00pm | 10:29pm | 5:02am | 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2180
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 11 October 2026.