The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2083
Highlights this month
- 5TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:19pm)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:18am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:11am |
| Wed 20 | 6:28am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:14am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 12:06pm
- New MoonMon 11, 9:30pm
- First QuarterMon 18, 12:53pm
- Full MoonTue 26, 1:37am
Apogee 2 Oct (405,200 km) · Perigee 14 Oct (362,600 km) · Apogee 30 Oct (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.9 | 6:54am | 1:33pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:34am | 2:28pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 6:18am | 12:34pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 11:28pm | 4:23am | 9:15am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 4:28pm | 10:54pm | 5:24am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 1:51pm | 8:50pm | 3:53am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 3:36am | 8:42am | 1:48pm | 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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2083
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.