The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2058
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:46am)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (7:05am)
- 12SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:04am)
- 12SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (5:58pm)
- 14MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:37pm)
- 19SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (9:29pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:42pm)
- 28MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:38pm)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:14am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 2, 11:37am
- Last QuarterWed 9, 10:48pm
- New MoonFri 18, 12:06am
- First QuarterFri 25, 4:15am
- Full MoonThu 31, 11:57pm
Apogee 12 Oct (405,000 km) · Perigee 27 Oct (368,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:24am | 2:25pm | 9:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.6 | 6:00am | 12:50pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.2 | 3:47am | 8:50am | 1:53pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.8 | 7:11pm | 12:59am | 6:42am | All night |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 9:32pm | 2:51am | 8:05am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:56am | 1:32pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 11:51pm | 4:46am | 9:38am | 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 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2058
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.