The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2076
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:04am)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (7:46pm)
- 12MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:44pm)
- 17SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:19pm)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 29ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:54am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 17m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 5:28am
- Full MoonMon 12, 8:40pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 5:58am
- New MoonWed 28, 7:52am
Perigee 10 Oct (363,100 km) · Apogee 22 Oct (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:43am | 1:14pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 5:17am | 11:01am | 4:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.1 | 9:05am | 4:28pm | 11:52pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:45am | 1:14pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 10:02am | 5:20pm | 12:42am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:28am | 6:48pm | 2:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:42am | 7:36am | 12:31pm | 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2076
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 21 August 2026.