The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2007
Highlights this month
- 3WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:15am)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (4:13pm)
- 12FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:45pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:49am)
- 29MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (2:44am)
- 31WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:33am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Wed 10 | 5:43am | 6:32pm | 12h 49m | 8:04pm | 4:12am |
| Sat 20 | 5:28am | 6:42pm | 13h 14m | 8:16pm | 3:54am |
| Wed 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 8:03pm
- New MoonThu 11, 3:06pm
- First QuarterFri 19, 6:36pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 26, 2:56pm
Apogee 13 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 1.1 | 6:08am | 1:07pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.5 | 3:38am | 9:15am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | −0.3 | 12:34am | 5:16am | 9:58am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 8:29am | 3:48pm | 11:06pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 3:50am | 9:17am | 2:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 3:30pm | 9:53pm | 4:19am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 1:21pm | 8:13pm | 3:09am | 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 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2007
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.