The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2088
Highlights this month
- 4MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (1:37pm)
- 5TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (2:55am)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (10:18am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:38am)
- 31SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.0° apart. (7:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:54am | 6:25pm | 12h 31m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 53m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Wed 20 | 6:26am | 7:43pm | 13h 17m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 1, 1:30am
- Last QuarterThu 7, 11:24pm
- New MoonFri 15, 1:43am
- First QuarterSat 23, 2:56am
- Full MoonSat 30, 2:15pm
Perigee 6 Oct (369,000 km) · Apogee 21 Oct (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.1 | 6:10am | 12:19pm | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.9 | 8:20am | 3:37pm | 10:54pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.7 | 3:04am | 7:56am | 12:49pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:53am | 1:26pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 10:10pm | 3:21am | 8:28am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 3:30pm | 10:06pm | 4:46am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:06am | 9:23am | 2:39pm | 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 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2088
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.