The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2090
Highlights this month
- 5ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:17am)
- 7SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:48pm)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:28pm)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:13pm)
- 21SatOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:08pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (9:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:55am | 7:25pm | 12h 29m | 8:54pm | 5:26am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Fri 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Tue 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 9, 3:00am
- Last QuarterMon 16, 9:45pm
- New MoonMon 23, 1:11pm
- First QuarterMon 30, 3:06pm
Apogee 7 Oct (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Oct (359,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 7:05am | 1:52pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 5:28am | 11:56am | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.3 | 3:57am | 9:04am | 2:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 9:27am | 4:45pm | 12:07am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 12:36am | 5:25am | 10:13am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 4:12pm | 10:38pm | 5:08am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:21am | 9:41am | 3:02pm | 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2090
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.