The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2188
Highlights this month
- 5SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:54am)
- 10FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:24am)
- 19SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:53pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 5, 10:54pm
- Last QuarterTue 14, 1:32am
- New MoonMon 20, 6:58pm
- First QuarterMon 27, 2:04pm
Apogee 7 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 6:47am | 1:21pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:36am | 11:30am | 5:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 4:58am | 10:32am | 4:06pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 5:40pm | 11:45pm | 5:55am | All night |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 6:56am | 1:23pm | 7:51pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 9:04pm | 2:22am | 7:36am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 5:29pm | 11:37pm | 5:48am | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2188
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 17 October 2026.