The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2054
Highlights this month
- 3SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:52pm)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:04pm)
- 8ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:53pm)
- 13TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:15pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (1:47pm)
- 16FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:06pm)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:50pm)
- 24SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (1:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 1, 7:49pm
- First QuarterFri 9, 12:21am
- Full MoonSat 17, 4:51am
- Last QuarterSat 24, 1:44pm
- New MoonSat 31, 7:00am
Apogee 12 Oct (405,500 km) · Perigee 28 Oct (365,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.4 | 6:06am | 12:18pm | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 6:42am | 1:09pm | 7:37pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.5 | 1:12am | 5:54am | 10:37am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 8:48am | 3:59pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 4:56pm | 11:15pm | 5:39am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:12am | 12:26pm | 6:40pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 11:08pm | 4:08am | 9:04am | 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 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2054
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.