The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2087
Highlights this month
- 5SunVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (9:13am)
- 6MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:25pm)
- 14TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:08am)
- 15WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:22am)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (10:51am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 40m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 10:38am
- Full MoonSun 12, 1:23pm
- Last QuarterSun 19, 4:22am
- New MoonSun 26, 10:31pm
Apogee 1 Oct (405,700 km) · Perigee 14 Oct (359,400 km) · Apogee 29 Oct (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.8 | 6:02am | 12:12pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.3 | 4:42am | 10:16am | 3:50pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 7:19am | 2:08pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:58am | 12:02pm | 6:06pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.2 | 9:01pm | 2:26am | 7:47am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 3:13pm | 9:53pm | 4:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:03am | 9:17am | 2:31pm | 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 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2087
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 28 August 2026.