The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2063
Highlights this month
- 10WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:44pm)
- 12FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (11:46am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:02am)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (9:17pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:39am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sat 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Wed 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 8, 12:33am
- Last QuarterMon 15, 1:55pm
- New MoonMon 22, 5:45am
- First QuarterMon 29, 1:16pm
Apogee 4 Oct (405,900 km) · Perigee 20 Oct (362,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 6:47am | 1:20pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.3 | 4:40am | 10:14am | 3:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.3 | 10:50am | 6:21pm | 1:52am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:42am | 11:38am | 5:34pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 2:56am | 7:51am | 12:46pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 7:58am | 2:58pm | 9:58pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:48am | 5:36am | 10:23am | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2063
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.