The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2060
Highlights this month
- 5TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:44am)
- 17SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:36pm)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:34pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:36pm)
- 25MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:05pm)
- 31SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 7:48am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 10, 5:48am
- Last QuarterSat 16, 9:24pm
- New MoonSun 24, 8:28pm
Perigee 11 Oct (357,300 km) · Apogee 25 Oct (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 5.4 | 6:38am | 1:19pm | 7:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 5:14am | 10:57am | 4:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 4:27am | 9:46am | 3:05pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.2 | 1:24am | 6:09am | 10:53am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 11:53pm | 4:49am | 9:41am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:18am | 2:04pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:14am | 5:04am | 9:53am | 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 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2060
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.