The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2077
Highlights this month
- 13WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (8:03am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (3:15pm)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:12am)
- 31SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 2, 11:29am
- Last QuarterSat 9, 7:26am
- New MoonSun 17, 10:07am
- First QuarterMon 25, 6:58am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 31, 9:43pm
Perigee 2 Oct (356,700 km) · Apogee 15 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (358,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 7:09am | 1:59pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.4 | 8:38am | 4:10pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 4:48am | 10:17am | 3:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 7:50am | 2:46pm | 9:42pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 10:47am | 6:07pm | 1:30am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:48am | 7:06pm | 2:29am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:51am | 7:47am | 12:43pm | 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 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2077
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.