The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2048
Highlights this month
- 3SatMars and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (6:57pm)
- 6TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:13pm)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (8:16pm)
- 13TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (11:30pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (3:09am)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (2:13pm)
- 19MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:30am)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 27TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (7:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:53am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 8, 4:52am
- First QuarterWed 14, 11:16pm
- Full MoonThu 22, 5:25am
- Last QuarterFri 30, 9:19am
Perigee 11 Oct (366,500 km) · Apogee 27 Oct (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 5:59am | 12:02pm | 6:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 8:13am | 3:27pm | 10:41pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.0 | 11:32am | 7:00pm | 2:29am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.2 | 1:03am | 5:48am | 10:33am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:07am | 6:26pm | 1:49am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:05am | 10:45am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 9:59pm | 3:10am | 8:17am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2048
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.