The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2055
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:52pm)
- 7ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (5:30pm)
- 8FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:44pm)
- 14ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (8:40pm)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:36pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 6, 5:44am
- Last QuarterThu 14, 5:26am
- New MoonWed 20, 9:52pm
- First QuarterWed 27, 6:55pm
Apogee 6 Oct (406,300 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.0 | 6:07am | 12:13pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 4:39am | 10:14am | 3:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 7:12am | 1:57pm | 8:42pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 10:32am | 5:54pm | 1:20am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.4 | 6:03pm | 12:06am | 6:13am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:24am | 12:44pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 11:20pm | 4:19am | 9:13am | 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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2055
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.