The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2086
Highlights this month
- 4FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:47am)
- 11FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:49am)
- 20SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −0.1). (1:31am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:09am)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:29pm)
- 31ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:25pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 8, 4:55am
- First QuarterWed 16, 5:24am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 22, 9:03pm
- Last QuarterTue 29, 6:39pm
Apogee 8 Oct (406,300 km) · Perigee 22 Oct (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.6 | 7:02am | 1:59pm | 8:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:48am | 1:19pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.2 | 1:41am | 6:23am | 11:06am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 4:57am | 10:32am | 4:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | −0.1 | 7:49pm | 1:30am | 7:07am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 2:51pm | 9:37pm | 4:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:56am | 9:08am | 2:19pm | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2086
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.