The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2074
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:41am)
- 10WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:14am)
- 12FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:23am)
- 19FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (3:02pm)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:36am)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:41am)
- 25ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:24am)
- 26FriMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (2:24pm)
- 28SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:18pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Sat 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 5, 12:56pm
- Last QuarterSat 13, 5:47pm
- New MoonSat 20, 10:19pm
- First QuarterSat 27, 1:13pm
Apogee 10 Oct (405,600 km) · Perigee 22 Oct (359,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.0 | 5:59am | 12:04pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 5:43am | 12:22pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 8:14am | 3:24pm | 10:35pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:49am | 10:19am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 8:48am | 3:54pm | 11:00pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:51am | 6:14pm | 1:40am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:28am | 7:20am | 12:12pm | 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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2074
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.