The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2094
Highlights this month
- 1FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:23pm)
- 5TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:42am)
- 7ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:26pm)
- 15FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (4:37am)
- 21ThuOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:48pm)
- 28ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.8). (9:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Wed 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 1, 6:20pm
- New MoonSat 9, 11:48pm
- First QuarterSun 17, 1:47pm
- Full MoonSun 24, 4:51am
- Last QuarterSun 31, 1:17pm
Apogee 6 Oct (405,900 km) · Perigee 22 Oct (362,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 5:59am | 12:02pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:49am | 1:21pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:08am | 10:47am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 8:38pm | 2:05am | 7:27am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 4:02am | 9:13am | 2:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:33pm | 11:39pm | 5:48am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:44am | 10:14am | 3:44pm | Hidden |
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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2094
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.