The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 1982
Highlights this month
- 2SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:24pm)
- 10SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:59pm)
- 18MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (3:47am)
- 19TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:11am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:59am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Sun 10 | 5:43am | 6:32pm | 12h 49m | 8:04pm | 4:11am |
| Wed 20 | 5:28am | 6:42pm | 13h 14m | 8:16pm | 3:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 3, 11:17am
- Last QuarterSun 10, 9:27am
- New MoonSun 17, 10:02am
- First QuarterMon 25, 10:13am
Perigee 9 Oct (369,700 km) · Apogee 24 Oct (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.2 | 5:00am | 11:03am | 5:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 5:30am | 11:49am | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.0 | 8:26am | 3:52pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 6:43am | 1:36pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 5:56am | 12:22pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 7:37am | 2:48pm | 9:58pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 9:06am | 4:23pm | 11:40pm | 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 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 1982
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 23 August 2026.