The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 1993
Highlights this month
- 5TueMercury and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (4:34am)
- 14ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:08pm)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (3:21pm)
- 18MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:39pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 26TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:21pm)
- 28ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 5:42am | 6:32pm | 12h 50m | 8:04pm | 4:11am |
| Wed 20 | 5:28am | 6:42pm | 13h 15m | 8:17pm | 3:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 1, 4:54am
- Last QuarterSat 9, 5:40am
- New MoonFri 15, 9:41pm
- First QuarterFri 22, 6:51pm
- Full MoonSat 30, 10:37pm
Apogee 1 Oct (406,300 km) · Perigee 15 Oct (357,100 km) · Apogee 28 Oct (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.0 | 6:30am | 1:38pm | 8:47pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:47am | 10:44am | 4:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 6:31am | 1:25pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:48am | 12:17pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 1:40pm | 8:30pm | 3:25am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:45am | 6:04pm | 1:27am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:49am | 6:04pm | 1:22am | 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 1993
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.