The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2046
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (6:10am)
- 4ThuMars and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (12:50pm)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:52am)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:32am)
- 7SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (12:26pm)
- 8MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (2:45am)
- 16TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:35am)
- 20SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:06am)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sat 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 7, 7:40am
- Full MoonMon 15, 10:46am
- Last QuarterTue 23, 7:11am
- New MoonMon 29, 10:19pm
Apogee 13 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Oct (358,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.2 | 7:25am | 2:33pm | 9:41pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 6:41am | 1:07pm | 7:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 0.7 | 9:57am | 5:27pm | 12:57am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.8 | 6:42pm | 12:37am | 6:27am | All night |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 9:41am | 4:56pm | 12:16am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 4:44am | 10:13am | 3:42pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 9:38pm | 2:53am | 8:05am | 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2046
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.