The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2182
Highlights this month
- 10ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (7:46am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 5, 5:34pm
- Full MoonSat 12, 10:47am
- Last QuarterSat 19, 9:29pm
- New MoonSun 27, 11:01pm
Perigee 9 Oct (364,400 km) · Apogee 21 Oct (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 7:02am | 1:46pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:06am | 1:45pm | 8:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.5 | 2:45am | 7:33am | 12:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:06am | 12:15pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 3:53am | 9:02am | 2:10pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 7:01pm | 12:49am | 6:32am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:24pm | 10:48pm | 5:16am | 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 2182
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.