The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 1984
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (10:06am)
- 1MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:46pm)
- 8MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (7:37am)
- 11ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:25am)
- 14SunMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (2:02pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 27SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (10:40am)
- 29MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:41pm)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 5:42am | 6:33pm | 12h 51m | 8:04pm | 4:11am |
| Sat 20 | 5:28am | 6:42pm | 13h 15m | 8:17pm | 3:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 7:52am
- Full MoonWed 10, 9:59am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 7:21am
- New MoonWed 24, 10:14pm
Apogee 8 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 24 Oct (358,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 5:46am | 12:18pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:02am | 2:09pm | 9:18pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.4 | 9:44am | 5:15pm | 12:46am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.9 | 9:49am | 5:11pm | 12:37am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 6:51am | 1:41pm | 8:30pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 8:05am | 3:21pm | 10:38pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:22am | 4:40pm | 12:01am | 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 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 1984
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 22 August 2026.