The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2019
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (7:00am)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (7:39am)
- 20SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:58pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 28MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 5.7). (7:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 3:51am
- Full MoonMon 14, 8:13am
- Last QuarterMon 21, 11:42pm
- New MoonMon 28, 2:41pm
Apogee 11 Oct (406,000 km) · Perigee 26 Oct (361,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:30am | 2:35pm | 9:42pm | Evening |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:22am | 2:10pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 6:05am | 12:14pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 9:44am | 5:04pm | 12:27am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:30am | 6:48pm | 2:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 8:36pm | 2:01am | 7:22am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:35pm | 10:57pm | 5:23am | 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 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2019
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.