The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1977
Highlights this month
- 15TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:31am)
- 16WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:15pm)
- 18FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:39pm)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 25FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:31am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 6:12am | 6:47pm | 12h 35m | 8:17pm | 4:42am |
| Sun 20 | 6:22am | 6:32pm | 12h 10m | 8:00pm | 4:54am |
| Thu 31 | 6:33am | 6:15pm | 11h 43m | 7:43pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 6, 3:17am
- Last QuarterSat 12, 9:35pm
- New MoonSun 20, 4:36am
- First QuarterMon 28, 8:31am
Perigee 9 Mar (366,700 km) · Apogee 25 Mar (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.7 | 6:10am | 12:27pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.6 | 9:00am | 2:09pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 3:56am | 10:44am | 5:32pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 11:26am | 4:26pm | 9:27pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.1 | 4:40pm | 9:41pm | 2:46am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 8:33pm | 3:28am | 10:18am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 10:34pm | 5:51am | 1:04pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1977
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.