The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2034
Highlights this month
- 2MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (11:30am)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:41pm)
- 12ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:31pm)
- 14SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (4:20pm)
- 16MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:06pm)
- 21SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:35am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:56am)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (2:14am)
- 28SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (12:25pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:56am | 7:24pm | 12h 28m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Fri 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Tue 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 5, 5:02am
- New MoonThu 12, 6:37pm
- First QuarterFri 20, 11:06pm
- Full MoonFri 27, 11:47pm
Apogee 16 Oct (405,900 km) · Perigee 29 Oct (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 4.8 | 6:19am | 12:43pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 6:28am | 1:34pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:54am | 11:56am | 5:59pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 6:14pm | 12:16am | 6:14am | All night |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 3:15am | 8:13am | 1:11pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 1:49am | 6:32am | 11:15am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 7:22pm | 1:07am | 6:48am | 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 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2034
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.