The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 1970
Highlights this month
- 1TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (5:19pm)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:12pm)
- 5SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:36pm)
- 11FriVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 4° apart. (10:54am)
- 13SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:14am)
- 21MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:42pm)
- 23WedSpring equinox.
- 29TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (12:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Sun 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Wed 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 1, 8:03am
- First QuarterWed 9, 5:44am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 15, 9:11pm
- Last QuarterTue 22, 7:40pm
Perigee 15 Sep (357,900 km) · Apogee 27 Sep (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 5.3 | 6:00am | 11:54am | 5:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.5 | 7:59am | 2:59pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:53am | 11:24am | 4:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 8:16am | 2:57pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.1 | 10:56pm | 4:10am | 9:19am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:06am | 1:16pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 9:29am | 4:31pm | 11:33pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 1970
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 24 August 2026.