The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2069
Highlights this month
- 3ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:33am)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:24pm)
- 13SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:09pm)
- 15TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (6:38pm)
- 20SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:46pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 1, 4:17am
- Last QuarterMon 7, 8:15pm
- New MoonTue 15, 3:05pm
- First QuarterWed 23, 7:05pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 30, 2:41pm
Perigee 2 Oct (358,900 km) · Apogee 17 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.4 | 6:31am | 12:53pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.4 | 8:39am | 4:10pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | −1.1 | 12:03am | 4:50am | 9:37am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.6 | 4:17pm | 10:43pm | 5:14am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 6:19am | 12:29pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 9:23am | 4:43pm | 12:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 1:43am | 6:32am | 11:20am | 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 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2069
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 18 August 2026.