The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2062
Highlights this month
- 11WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:06am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (2:00am)
- 28SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:48am)
- 29SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:24pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 3, 5:51am
- First QuarterTue 10, 9:29pm
- Full MoonWed 18, 7:23pm
- Last QuarterWed 25, 5:31pm
Apogee 11 Oct (404,800 km) · Perigee 25 Oct (369,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 6:19am | 12:32pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:44am | 1:12pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 5:01am | 10:36am | 4:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:39am | 10:06am | 3:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 2:04am | 6:52am | 11:41am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 7:44am | 2:40pm | 9:35pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:37am | 5:25am | 10:13am | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2062
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.