The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2036
Highlights this month
- 11SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:09pm)
- 14TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:12am)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (12:36am)
- 18SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (4:49pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:31pm)
- 25SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 5, 9:22pm
- Last QuarterMon 13, 5:13am
- New MoonSun 19, 10:48pm
- First QuarterMon 27, 12:19pm
Perigee 16 Oct (366,000 km) · Apogee 28 Oct (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:28am | 12:48pm | 7:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.9 | 5:10am | 10:52am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 6:21am | 12:40pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.3 | 12:43am | 5:28am | 10:13am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 4:32am | 9:53am | 3:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 2:22am | 7:09am | 11:56am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 7:42pm | 1:22am | 6:58am | 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 2036
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.