The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 1995
Highlights this month
- 5ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:19am)
- 5ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:11am)
- 6FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:39pm)
- 13FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:58pm)
- 20FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (11:36pm)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:05pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:18pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Tue 10 | 5:43am | 6:32pm | 12h 49m | 8:03pm | 4:12am |
| Fri 20 | 5:28am | 6:42pm | 13h 13m | 8:16pm | 3:55am |
| Mon 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 2, 12:33am
- Full MoonMon 9, 1:55am
- Last QuarterTue 17, 2:30am
- New MoonTue 24, 2:39pm
- First QuarterTue 31, 8:13am
Apogee 15 Oct (405,000 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (364,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.3 | 5:02am | 11:08am | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:18am | 1:03pm | 7:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 7:12am | 2:21pm | 9:30pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 8:16am | 3:32pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 3:47pm | 10:09pm | 4:36am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:27am | 6:41pm | 1:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:12am | 6:24pm | 1:41am | 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 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 1995
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 17 August 2026.