The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 1979
Highlights this month
- 10MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:02pm)
- 13ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:11pm)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:20pm)
- 24MonSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:43am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
| Mon 10 | 6:30am | 6:05pm | 11h 35m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Thu 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Sun 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 24m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 6, 9:02pm
- Last QuarterThu 13, 4:12pm
- New MoonFri 21, 7:50pm
- First QuarterSat 29, 2:26pm
Perigee 6 Sep (356,800 km) · Apogee 19 Sep (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.6 | 6:34am | 12:24pm | 6:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:43am | 12:38pm | 6:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.3 | 3:42am | 8:31am | 1:19pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 5:25am | 10:45am | 4:04pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 6:23am | 12:04pm | 5:46pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 8:50am | 3:48pm | 10:45pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 10:38am | 5:53pm | 1:11am | Evening |
The solar system — September 1979
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.