The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2050
Highlights this month
- 6ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:18pm)
- 7FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:17am)
- 17MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:57am)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Thu 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Mon 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 1, 3:37am
- Last QuarterSat 8, 3:32am
- New MoonSun 16, 7:47am
- First QuarterSun 23, 11:15pm
- Full MoonSun 30, 2:20pm
Apogee 13 Oct (405,900 km) · Perigee 28 Oct (361,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.0 | 6:52am | 1:28pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.6 | 6:09am | 1:05pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | −1.4 | 2:31pm | 9:29pm | 4:30am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:30am | 9:52am | 3:15pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 12:53pm | 8:03pm | 3:16am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:29am | 11:21am | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 10:23pm | 3:30am | 8:33am | 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2050
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.