The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2049
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (12:00pm)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:32pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 26TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:18am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 4, 8:37pm
- Full MoonMon 11, 1:54pm
- Last QuarterTue 19, 5:01am
- New MoonWed 27, 3:16am
Perigee 8 Oct (366,700 km) · Apogee 20 Oct (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:24am | 12:40pm | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:56am | 11:59am | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:42am | 11:39am | 5:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.9 | 3:06am | 8:03am | 12:59pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:58am | 7:14pm | 2:34am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:17am | 11:03am | 4:49pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 10:11pm | 3:20am | 8:25am | 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 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2049
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.