The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2184
Highlights this month
- 3SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (10:18pm)
- 10SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (7:51pm)
- 17SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.7). (9:23pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:57am)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:47am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 2:00am
- First QuarterWed 13, 5:59am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 20, 3:51am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 7:18pm
Apogee 8 Oct (406,100 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (357,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.1 | 7:28am | 2:37pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Venus | Sco | −4.0 | 8:34am | 3:57pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.1 | 3:42am | 8:45am | 1:47pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:11am | 3:13pm | 10:16pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 5:02am | 10:36am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.7 | 7:40pm | 1:18am | 6:51am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:44pm | 11:03pm | 5:25am | 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2184
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.