The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2057
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:45am)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:00am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (3:26am)
- 17WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:11pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.2). (8:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Sat 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 11:11pm
- Full MoonSat 13, 2:00am
- Last QuarterSun 21, 3:13am
- New MoonSun 28, 2:26pm
Perigee 4 Oct (369,100 km) · Apogee 19 Oct (405,000 km) · Perigee 31 Oct (364,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 7:02am | 1:47pm | 8:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:58am | 12:01pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 7:47am | 2:49pm | 9:50pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.5 | 3:50pm | 10:23pm | 5:00am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.1 | 8:19pm | 1:53am | 7:23am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:44am | 1:15pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 11:39pm | 4:36am | 9:28am | 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 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2057
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.