The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2089
Highlights this month
- 6ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:20pm)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:53am)
- 14FriMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (1:53am)
- 15SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:18pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Mon 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Thu 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Mon 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 4, 12:18pm
- First QuarterTue 11, 10:25pm
- Full MoonThu 20, 12:07am
- Last QuarterThu 27, 3:11am
Perigee 2 Oct (363,900 km) · Apogee 14 Oct (405,000 km) · Perigee 29 Oct (368,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.4 | 6:39am | 1:06pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:03am | 12:10pm | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 7:56am | 3:01pm | 10:06pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 8:00am | 2:59pm | 9:59pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 11:23pm | 4:22am | 9:18am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 3:51pm | 10:22pm | 4:57am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:14am | 9:32am | 2:50pm | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2089
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 29 August 2026.