The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2190
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:50pm)
- 9SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:56pm)
- 16SatMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 5° apart. (8:06pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 6, 10:45pm
- Full MoonWed 13, 9:31pm
- Last QuarterThu 21, 7:50pm
- New MoonFri 29, 11:07am
Perigee 7 Oct (369,900 km) · Apogee 21 Oct (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:29am | 2:35pm | 9:42pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:07am | 1:48pm | 8:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:30am | 11:19am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.4 | 12:20am | 5:07am | 9:53am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 7:55am | 2:46pm | 9:37pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 9:49pm | 2:58am | 8:03am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 5:54pm | 12:00am | 6:02am | All night |
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 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2190
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 20 October 2026.