The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2064
Highlights this month
- 2ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:36am)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (9:34am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:49am)
- 13MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:00pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 1:53am
- New MoonFri 10, 9:36pm
- First QuarterFri 17, 3:21pm
- Full MoonSat 25, 6:10pm
Perigee 11 Oct (356,700 km) · Apogee 24 Oct (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.4 | 7:12am | 2:05pm | 8:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 8:16am | 3:31pm | 10:46pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:30am | 11:21am | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:37am | 1:02pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 3:38am | 8:43am | 1:47pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 8:08am | 3:12pm | 10:17pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:55am | 5:42am | 10:30am | 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 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2064
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 16 August 2026.