The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2033
Highlights this month
- 5WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best evening apparition. (2:51am)
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:21pm)
- 12WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:18am)
- 12WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (4:00am)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:44pm)
- 17MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:50pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:15am)
- 28FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:41pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Thu 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Mon 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 2, 3:40am
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 8, 10:03pm
- Last QuarterSat 15, 3:42pm
- New MoonSun 23, 6:32pm
- First QuarterMon 31, 3:53pm
Perigee 9 Oct (356,700 km) · Apogee 22 Oct (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.4 | 7:20am | 2:26pm | 9:32pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:53am | 11:55am | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.4 | 12:26pm | 7:47pm | 3:11am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 2:58pm | 9:43pm | 4:33am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 2:25am | 7:16am | 12:06pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 1:30am | 6:12am | 10:54am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 7:10pm | 12:57am | 6:41am | 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2033
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.