The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2027
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (9:19am)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:53pm)
- 8FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:23am)
- 18MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −0.0). (10:58am)
- 20WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:27am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 28ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:16pm | 4:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 7, 10:51pm
- Full MoonSat 16, 12:54am
- Last QuarterSat 23, 4:31am
- New MoonSat 30, 12:34am
Apogee 10 Oct (405,100 km) · Perigee 25 Oct (368,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 3.1 | 6:51am | 1:39pm | 8:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:23am | 2:12pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 8:22am | 3:34pm | 10:47pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 5:18am | 11:01am | 4:44pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | −0.0 | 7:40pm | 1:24am | 7:03am | All night |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 11:27pm | 4:20am | 9:09am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 6:04pm | 12:08am | 6:08am | All night |
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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2027
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.