The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2056
Highlights this month
- 3TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (7:44am)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (3:46am)
- 12ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 0.1). (5:21am)
- 12ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:51pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (9:42pm)
- 17TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:07pm)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:01pm)
- 31TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (5:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:25pm | 12h 30m | 8:55pm | 5:25am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 10:33am
- New MoonMon 9, 2:08pm
- First QuarterMon 16, 4:56am
- Full MoonMon 23, 10:47pm
Perigee 11 Oct (359,500 km) · Apogee 26 Oct (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.4 | 6:36am | 1:02pm | 7:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 8:14am | 3:29pm | 10:43pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 0.5 | 2:49am | 7:38am | 12:28pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.2 | 12:51pm | 8:01pm | 3:15am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.1 | 7:08pm | 12:59am | 6:45am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:32am | 12:57pm | 7:22pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 11:28pm | 4:25am | 9:19am | 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 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2056
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.