The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2038
Highlights this month
- 18MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:07pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (5:04pm)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 5, 8:50pm
- Full MoonWed 13, 3:22pm
- Last QuarterThu 21, 7:27pm
- New MoonThu 28, 3:00pm
Apogee 15 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 29 Oct (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.3 | 7:19am | 2:16pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:39am | 1:05pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 6:52am | 1:27pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 4:20am | 9:38am | 2:57pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.1 | 5:36am | 11:25am | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 2:57am | 7:49am | 12:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 8:07pm | 1:42am | 7:12am | 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 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2038
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.