The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2098
Highlights this month
- 2ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:27pm)
- 8WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (8:05pm)
- 19SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:26am)
- 21TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:30am)
- 21TueOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 26SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.4° apart. (4:33pm)
- 30ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:15pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:55am | 6:25pm | 12h 30m | 7:54pm | 4:25am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 7:33pm | 12h 52m | 9:05pm | 5:10am |
| Mon 20 | 6:27am | 7:43pm | 13h 16m | 9:17pm | 4:53am |
| Fri 31 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 2, 3:52pm
- Full MoonFri 10, 8:23pm
- Last QuarterSat 18, 4:03am
- New MoonFri 24, 9:52pm
Apogee 5 Oct (405,400 km) · Perigee 21 Oct (366,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.1 | 7:29am | 2:37pm | 9:45pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −4.2 | 5:21am | 11:45am | 6:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 6:06am | 12:16pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 5:06am | 10:45am | 4:24pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 6:08am | 12:12pm | 6:16pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:54pm | 12:43am | 6:28am | All night |
| Neptune | Leo | 8.0 | 5:07am | 10:46am | 4:26pm | 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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2098
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 1 September 2026.