The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2092
Highlights this month
- 8WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (8:27am)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (8:00pm)
- 12SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:28pm)
- 20MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:23pm)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (10:10am)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (11:50pm)
- 31FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:54am | 6:25pm | 12h 31m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 53m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Mon 20 | 6:26am | 7:43pm | 13h 17m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 7:21pm
- First QuarterWed 8, 1:16pm
- Full MoonWed 15, 9:27pm
- Last QuarterFri 24, 1:08am
- New MoonFri 31, 6:37am
Perigee 5 Oct (365,600 km) · Apogee 20 Oct (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 0.1 | 7:25am | 2:34pm | 9:43pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 5:19am | 11:05am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.6 | 4:34am | 9:57am | 3:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.3 | 2:03pm | 8:59pm | 4:00am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 2:31am | 7:23am | 12:14pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 4:51pm | 11:06pm | 5:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:31am | 9:56am | 3:21pm | 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2092
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 30 August 2026.