The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2053
Highlights this month
- 12SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:10pm)
- 17FriMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:12am)
- 20MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (3:41pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:55pm)
- 24FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 5, 10:05am
- New MoonSun 12, 7:55am
- First QuarterMon 20, 3:55am
- Full MoonMon 27, 9:44pm
Perigee 6 Oct (369,600 km) · Apogee 19 Oct (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 1.1 | 7:08am | 2:08pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.4 | 8:40am | 4:10pm | 11:41pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 6:39am | 1:08pm | 7:38pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 7:31am | 2:20pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 3:51pm | 10:25pm | 5:04am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:01am | 12:09pm | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 10:56pm | 3:58am | 8:55am | 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 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2053
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.