The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2061
Highlights this month
- 1SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:45am)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:17am)
- 9SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:20pm)
- 13ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:39pm)
- 16SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (7:15pm)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.9° apart. (2:29am)
- 18TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (5:10am)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:05pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Thu 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Mon 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 6, 1:55pm
- New MoonThu 13, 9:45pm
- First QuarterSat 22, 1:27am
- Full MoonSat 29, 7:17am
Perigee 3 Oct (365,700 km) · Apogee 19 Oct (405,500 km) · Perigee 31 Oct (360,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.4 | 5:58am | 12:02pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.4 | 8:39am | 4:10pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 0.9 | 9:29am | 4:56pm | 12:24am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.8 | 3:20am | 8:19am | 1:19pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 1:04am | 5:51am | 10:39am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 7:31am | 2:22pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:26am | 5:14am | 10:03am | 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 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2061
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 August 2026.