The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2082
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:46pm)
- 4SunMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:44am)
- 6TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (5:44pm)
- 7WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:12pm)
- 19MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:23pm)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.8). (7:01am)
- 24SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:01am)
- 26MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:04am)
- 31SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:47am)
- 31SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 7, 7:53am
- Last QuarterThu 15, 10:35am
- New MoonThu 22, 5:54am
- First QuarterWed 28, 11:13pm
Apogee 9 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Oct (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:26am | 12:45pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 5:35am | 12:09pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −1.8 | 3:37pm | 10:19pm | 5:05am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.8 | 8:10pm | 1:43am | 7:12am | All night |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.5 | 3:24pm | 10:05pm | 4:50am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 1:30pm | 8:33pm | 3:39am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 3:29am | 8:33am | 1:37pm | 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 2082
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 26 August 2026.