The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2085
Highlights this month
- 6SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 0.2). (11:43am)
- 10WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (9:28pm)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:03am)
- 16TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:31am)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.4° apart. (5:26am)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:47am)
- 25ThuMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:14pm)
- 28SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Wed 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Sat 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 6:55pm
- Last QuarterThu 11, 12:15am
- New MoonFri 19, 4:01am
- First QuarterFri 26, 1:35pm
Perigee 2 Oct (360,400 km) · Apogee 14 Oct (405,500 km) · Perigee 30 Oct (365,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:30am | 2:38pm | 9:48pm | Evening |
| Venus | Oph | −4.5 | 8:37am | 4:09pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 6:46am | 1:19pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.8 | 3:44am | 8:51am | 1:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.2 | 6:38pm | 12:36am | 6:30am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 2:30pm | 9:20pm | 4:14am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 3:48am | 8:58am | 2:08pm | 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2085
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 27 August 2026.