The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2192
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:25am)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (9:16pm)
- 11ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:09am)
- 16TueVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 4° apart. (10:40pm)
- 19FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:43pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 26FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (5:00pm)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:09am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Wed 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Sat 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 71 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 6, 7:56pm
- First QuarterSun 14, 7:07pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 21, 10:57am
- Last QuarterSun 28, 9:17am
Apogee 5 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (357,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 3.2 | 6:12am | 12:32pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −4.1 | 8:34am | 3:58pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:57am | 12:03pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 4:07am | 9:21am | 2:36pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 8:59am | 4:08pm | 11:17pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 10:30pm | 3:31am | 8:28am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 6:14pm | 12:15am | 6:11am | 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 bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2192
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 21 October 2026.