The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2005
Highlights this month
- 1SatMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:33pm)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (3:39pm)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:22pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:11pm)
- 26WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:34am)
- 27ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:54am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 5:42am | 6:32pm | 12h 51m | 8:04pm | 4:11am |
| Thu 20 | 5:28am | 6:42pm | 13h 15m | 8:17pm | 3:54am |
| Mon 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 3, 8:28pm
- First QuarterTue 11, 5:05am
- Full MoonMon 17, 10:17pm
- Last QuarterTue 25, 11:18am
Perigee 14 Oct (365,800 km) · Apogee 26 Oct (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.3 | 6:17am | 1:12pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.2 | 7:40am | 3:07pm | 10:35pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | −2.0 | 8:55pm | 2:08am | 7:15am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:56am | 12:29pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 2:33am | 7:36am | 12:38pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:48pm | 9:20pm | 3:57am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:57pm | 7:53pm | 2:53am | 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 bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2005
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 15 July 2026.