The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2041
Highlights this month
- 5SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:18pm)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:10am)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:47am)
- 20SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:49pm)
- 21MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (5:44am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (5:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 3, 1:37pm
- Full MoonThu 10, 5:07am
- Last QuarterThu 17, 8:06am
- New MoonFri 25, 12:29pm
Perigee 8 Oct (359,700 km) · Apogee 21 Oct (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.4 | 6:01am | 12:08pm | 6:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:55am | 11:57am | 5:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.8 | 3:14am | 8:09am | 1:03pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 7:22am | 2:07pm | 8:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 6:58am | 1:26pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 3:40am | 8:44am | 1:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 8:40pm | 2:07am | 7:30am | Morning |
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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2041
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.