The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2065
Highlights this month
- 4SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:20pm)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:03pm)
- 13TueMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (2:59pm)
- 20TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (8:40pm)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 62% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 7, 4:35am
- Full MoonWed 14, 6:05pm
- Last QuarterThu 22, 10:54pm
- New MoonThu 29, 10:56pm
Perigee 2 Oct (362,000 km) · Apogee 18 Oct (405,900 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:29am | 2:35pm | 9:42pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:59am | 12:03pm | 6:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | −0.7 | 1:04pm | 8:19pm | 3:37am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 7:40am | 2:32pm | 9:25pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 4:18am | 9:34am | 2:50pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 8:23am | 3:31pm | 10:39pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 1:06am | 5:53am | 10:40am | 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 62% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2065
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.