The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2091
Highlights this month
- 5FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:33pm)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:08am)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:04am)
- 26FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (8:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Sat 20 | 6:27am | 7:42pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 6, 5:57am
- New MoonSat 13, 5:33am
- First QuarterFri 19, 8:49pm
- Full MoonSat 27, 8:24pm
Apogee 1 Oct (406,100 km) · Perigee 13 Oct (357,300 km) · Apogee 28 Oct (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.2 | 7:25am | 2:28pm | 9:31pm | Evening |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:35am | 2:30pm | 9:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sco | 1.2 | 8:44am | 4:02pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.0 | 11:27am | 6:47pm | 2:11am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 1:39am | 6:27am | 11:14am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 4:33pm | 10:54pm | 5:19am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:28am | 9:51am | 3:14pm | 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 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2091
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.