The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2078
Highlights this month
- 2SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:15pm)
- 6ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:23pm)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:12am)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:12pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:42am)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (8:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Thu 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Mon 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 6, 10:07am
- First QuarterFri 14, 3:15pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 21, 2:03pm
- Last QuarterFri 28, 5:29am
Apogee 9 Oct (406,000 km) · Perigee 22 Oct (357,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:27am | 2:32pm | 9:37pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:46am | 1:16pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.6 | 10:15am | 5:45pm | 1:16am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 9:13am | 4:29pm | 11:46pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:37am | 6:54pm | 2:16am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 12:09pm | 7:25pm | 2:45am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:59am | 7:57am | 12:54pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2078
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 22 August 2026.