The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2096
Highlights this month
- 7SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:19pm)
- 9TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:12am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (9:27am)
- 21SunOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:54am | 6:25pm | 12h 31m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Wed 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 53m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Sat 20 | 6:26am | 7:43pm | 13h 17m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Wed 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 2, 11:35am
- Last QuarterTue 9, 4:06am
- New MoonTue 16, 5:30pm
- First QuarterWed 24, 10:49pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 31, 10:25pm
Perigee 4 Oct (361,900 km) · Apogee 20 Oct (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.0 | 6:50am | 1:27pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.9 | 8:21am | 3:39pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 5:36am | 11:31am | 5:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.0 | 2:18am | 7:07am | 11:55am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 5:08am | 10:45am | 4:23pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:11pm | 12:11am | 6:06am | All night |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 4:54am | 10:28am | 4:03pm | 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 thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2096
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.