The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2095
Highlights this month
- 3MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (12:26am)
- 4TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:46pm)
- 6ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (2:51pm)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:53pm)
- 21FriOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:39am)
- 27ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:53am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:55am | 6:24pm | 12h 29m | 7:54pm | 4:26am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 7:33pm | 12h 51m | 9:04pm | 5:10am |
| Thu 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 15m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Mon 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 7, 2:57am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 13, 8:40pm
- Last QuarterThu 20, 3:08pm
- New MoonFri 28, 5:33pm
Perigee 13 Oct (356,700 km) · Apogee 27 Oct (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:22am | 12:37pm | 6:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.2 | 4:42am | 10:16am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.2 | 11:13am | 6:43pm | 2:13am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.4 | 11:52pm | 4:45am | 9:34am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 4:39am | 10:02am | 3:26pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:54pm | 11:55pm | 5:59am | All night |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:51am | 10:23am | 3:56pm | 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — October 2095
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 31 August 2026.