The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 1992
Highlights this month
- 6TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (2:32pm)
- 16FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:34am)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:00am)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 28WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.5° apart. (2:20am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.4° apart. (1:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sat 10 | 5:42am | 6:33pm | 12h 51m | 8:04pm | 4:10am |
| Tue 20 | 5:27am | 6:43pm | 13h 15m | 8:17pm | 3:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 12:18am
- Full MoonMon 12, 4:07am
- Last QuarterMon 19, 2:13pm
- New MoonMon 26, 7:35am
Apogee 7 Oct (405,600 km) · Perigee 23 Oct (365,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.3 | 6:20am | 1:18pm | 8:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:03am | 2:12pm | 9:21pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 0.1 | 1:13am | 5:57am | 10:42am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:50am | 10:50am | 4:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 12:39pm | 7:42pm | 2:48am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:25am | 5:46pm | 1:10am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:38am | 5:54pm | 1:13am | 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 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 1992
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 18 August 2026.