The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2047
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:24am)
- 8TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (3:47am)
- 15TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:38pm)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:07am)
- 17ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (5:37am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:17pm)
- 24ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:21am)
- 31ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (8:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 9:42am
- Last QuarterSat 12, 3:23pm
- New MoonSat 19, 2:35pm
- First QuarterSat 26, 6:10am
Apogee 7 Oct (406,000 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (357,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 7.4 | 6:31am | 1:04pm | 7:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 4:39am | 10:13am | 3:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:14am | 10:55am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 10:07pm | 3:16am | 8:20am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 10:24am | 5:43pm | 1:05am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 4:57am | 10:31am | 4:06pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 9:50pm | 3:03am | 8:13am | 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2047
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.