The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2072
Highlights this month
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:06am)
- 5WedMercury and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (10:55am)
- 10MonMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 5° apart. (3:38pm)
- 13ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (2:36am)
- 20ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:08am)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:02am)
- 28FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:41pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Mon 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Thu 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 17m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Mon 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 5, 1:36pm
- New MoonWed 12, 4:55am
- First QuarterWed 19, 7:38am
- Full MoonThu 27, 12:28pm
Perigee 10 Oct (359,800 km) · Apogee 23 Oct (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.0 | 7:29am | 2:38pm | 9:48pm | Evening |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 8:17am | 3:33pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 7:32am | 2:27pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 1:44am | 6:29am | 11:14am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 7:42am | 2:29pm | 9:16pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 10:13am | 5:36pm | 1:03am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:09am | 6:59am | 11:49am | 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2072
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 19 August 2026.