The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2075
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:13am)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:48pm)
- 14MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (2:19pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 27SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Sun 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 2, 1:18pm
- New MoonThu 10, 10:50am
- First QuarterThu 17, 8:40am
- Full MoonThu 24, 9:48am
Apogee 3 Oct (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Oct (369,400 km) · Apogee 30 Oct (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.1 | 6:14am | 12:24pm | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:32am | 2:26pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.4 | 4:14am | 9:26am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:50am | 11:50am | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 9:25am | 4:38pm | 11:52pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:11am | 6:33pm | 1:58am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:37am | 7:30am | 12:23pm | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2075
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.