The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2028
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:32pm)
- 11WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:11am)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:25am)
- 18WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (9:54am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.3). (4:10am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:25pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 4, 3:30am
- Last QuarterWed 11, 10:59pm
- New MoonWed 18, 1:58pm
- First QuarterWed 25, 3:58pm
Apogee 2 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Oct (359,100 km) · Apogee 29 Oct (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.2 | 5:58am | 12:03pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.9 | 5:09am | 10:50am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 4:19am | 9:34am | 2:49pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:13am | 12:26pm | 6:38pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 8:47pm | 2:15am | 7:39am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 11:45pm | 4:35am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 6:12pm | 12:14am | 6:11am | 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 thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2028
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.