The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2030
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:58am)
- 5SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (1:44pm)
- 12SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:34am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:23am)
- 20SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:51pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 34% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (4:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 4, 1:52pm
- Full MoonFri 11, 9:46pm
- Last QuarterSun 20, 1:55am
- New MoonSun 27, 7:24am
Perigee 1 Oct (365,900 km) · Apogee 17 Oct (405,400 km) · Perigee 29 Oct (360,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:45am | 1:15pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:38am | 1:03pm | 7:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 4:55am | 10:25am | 3:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:24am | 3:30pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 11:14pm | 4:15am | 9:12am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 12:32am | 5:15am | 9:58am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 6:37pm | 12:33am | 6:25am | 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 34% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2030
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.