The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2093
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:57pm)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:13am)
- 8ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (10:50am)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (7:07am)
- 15ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:39pm)
- 21WedOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:33am)
- 25SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:49am)
- 31SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:25am)
- 31SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (1:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Tue 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Sat 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 5, 5:17am
- Last QuarterMon 12, 9:15pm
- New MoonTue 20, 6:40pm
- First QuarterTue 27, 5:17pm
Perigee 1 Oct (367,600 km) · Apogee 13 Oct (404,800 km) · Perigee 26 Oct (369,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 7.2 | 6:31am | 1:06pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.5 | 8:36am | 4:08pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 0.8 | 9:45am | 5:13pm | 12:43am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 5:13pm | 11:25pm | 5:42am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 3:20am | 8:20am | 1:20pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:12pm | 11:23pm | 5:37am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:37am | 10:05am | 3:33pm | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2093
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.