The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 1975
Highlights this month
- 3WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:22am)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (1:21am)
- 14SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (8:29am)
- 16TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:47pm)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:51am)
- 24WedSpring equinox.
- 27SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:32am)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:24am)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:43am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
| Wed 10 | 6:30am | 6:05pm | 11h 35m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Sat 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Tue 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 24m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 6, 5:23am
- First QuarterFri 12, 9:57pm
- Full MoonSat 20, 9:50pm
- Last QuarterSun 28, 9:50pm
Perigee 6 Sep (356,900 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.2 | 7:16am | 1:49pm | 8:23pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 4:46am | 10:28am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −0.1 | 1:04am | 5:53am | 10:41am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 8:33pm | 2:16am | 7:54am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 4:00am | 8:55am | 1:49pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 8:02am | 2:39pm | 9:17pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 10:06am | 5:16pm | 12:30am | Evening |
The solar system — September 1975
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 23 August 2026.