The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2073
Highlights this month
- 4WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:06pm)
- 8SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:53am)
- 20FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:26am)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22SunMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (1:04pm)
- 22SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:47pm)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (8:21am)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (10:33am)
- 28SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:25pm | 12h 30m | 8:54pm | 5:25am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 1, 9:24pm
- First QuarterSun 8, 12:54pm
- Full MoonMon 16, 1:00pm
- Last QuarterTue 24, 1:26pm
- New MoonTue 31, 6:15am
Perigee 2 Oct (357,100 km) · Apogee 16 Oct (406,300 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 2.9 | 6:51am | 1:40pm | 8:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:00am | 12:06pm | 6:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.9 | 3:27am | 8:25am | 1:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.8 | 3:33am | 8:36am | 1:39pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 8:13am | 3:11pm | 10:08pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:32am | 5:55pm | 1:22am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:18am | 7:10am | 12:01pm | 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 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2073
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 20 August 2026.