The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2067
Highlights this month
- 3MonMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.7). (6:56am)
- 9SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:46pm)
- 11TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:18am)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:17am)
- 19WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:58pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 26WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (9:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 7:32pm | 12h 50m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Thu 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:54am |
| Mon 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:32pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 8, 8:30pm
- First QuarterSun 16, 5:03am
- Full MoonSat 22, 9:58pm
- Last QuarterSun 30, 12:15pm
Apogee 3 Oct (405,400 km) · Perigee 19 Oct (366,100 km) · Apogee 31 Oct (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 3.3 | 6:14am | 12:33pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:31am | 2:23pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −2.5 | 6:08pm | 12:16am | 6:20am | All night |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.9 | 10:49am | 6:11pm | 1:37am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 5:24am | 11:07am | 4:50pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 8:54am | 4:08pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 1:27am | 6:14am | 11:02am | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2067
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 17 August 2026.