The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2045
Highlights this month
- 14SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (11:52am)
- 14SatVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 5° apart. (11:37pm)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:00am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (2:09am)
- 25WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:46pm)
- 28SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:24pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 4, 5:37am
- New MoonTue 10, 9:35pm
- First QuarterWed 18, 5:59am
- Full MoonThu 26, 8:38am
Perigee 8 Oct (363,000 km) · Apogee 20 Oct (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:26am | 2:29pm | 9:33pm | Evening |
| Venus | Oph | −4.3 | 8:40am | 4:10pm | 11:40pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.6 | 4:41am | 10:06am | 3:31pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.5 | 3:23pm | 10:03pm | 4:46am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 9:02am | 4:12pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 4:32am | 9:55am | 3:19pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 9:26pm | 2:43am | 7:57am | 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 bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2045
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.