The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2059
Highlights this month
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (10:16am)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (10:42pm)
- 11SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (2:40am)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:10am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:13pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:15pm)
- 27MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Mon 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 14m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Fri 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 7, 2:49am
- First QuarterTue 14, 10:44pm
- Full MoonTue 21, 1:21pm
- Last QuarterTue 28, 3:33pm
Apogee 5 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (359,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.0 | 7:28am | 2:37pm | 9:46pm | Evening |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:29am | 2:21pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sco | 1.3 | 8:33am | 3:48pm | 11:04pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 10:35pm | 3:38am | 8:38am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 10:45pm | 3:51am | 8:52am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:09am | 1:50pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:07am | 4:57am | 9:47am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2059
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.