The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2032
Highlights this month
- 7ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:18am)
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:34pm)
- 9SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (3:38pm)
- 19TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:43am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:53pm)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 12:26am
- First QuarterTue 12, 2:53pm
- Full MoonTue 19, 6:02am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 1:31pm
Apogee 1 Oct (405,900 km) · Perigee 17 Oct (362,200 km) · Apogee 29 Oct (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:28am | 2:33pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 8:10am | 3:22pm | 10:35pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:24am | 11:11am | 4:58pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 12:08pm | 7:24pm | 2:44am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 1:28am | 6:15am | 11:03am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 1:10am | 5:52am | 10:33am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 6:57pm | 12:48am | 6:34am | 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 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2032
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.