The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2183
Highlights this month
- 12SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:12am)
- 14TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.7). (2:32pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22WedMercury and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (8:36pm)
- 27MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:30pm)
- 29WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:49am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Mon 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Fri 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 2, 1:21am
- Last QuarterWed 8, 9:51pm
- New MoonFri 17, 2:06am
- First QuarterFri 24, 8:18pm
- Full MoonFri 31, 11:37am
Perigee 1 Oct (356,900 km) · Apogee 14 Oct (406,100 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (359,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:24am | 2:24pm | 9:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.0 | 4:54am | 10:29am | 4:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 7:45am | 2:45pm | 9:44pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:05am | 1:42pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 4:32am | 9:52am | 3:13pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.7 | 7:23pm | 1:05am | 6:43am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:36pm | 10:57pm | 5:23am | 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 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2183
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 13 October 2026.