The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2097
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:08pm)
- 4FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (12:14pm)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:34pm)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:55pm | 4:25am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:09am |
| Sun 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:18pm | 4:52am |
| Thu 31 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 9:48pm
- First QuarterSun 13, 8:42pm
- Full MoonMon 21, 12:28pm
- Last QuarterMon 28, 6:55am
Apogee 13 Oct (404,800 km) · Perigee 25 Oct (366,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.4 | 7:14am | 2:09pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:04am | 12:12pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | −1.1 | 1:49pm | 8:56pm | 4:05am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 3:56am | 9:06am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 5:39am | 11:30am | 5:20pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:33pm | 12:27am | 6:17am | All night |
| Neptune | Leo | 8.0 | 5:00am | 10:37am | 4:15pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — October 2097
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.