The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1982
Highlights this month
- 10WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:45am)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:21am)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:00pm)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:25am)
- 21SunAutumn equinox.
- 22MonThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (1:49am)
- 29MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:01pm)
- 31WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.4). (7:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 6:12am | 6:48pm | 12h 35m | 8:18pm | 4:42am |
| Sat 20 | 6:22am | 6:32pm | 12h 10m | 8:01pm | 4:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:32am | 6:16pm | 11h 43m | 7:43pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 9:21am
- Full MoonWed 10, 6:43am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 3:12am
- New MoonThu 25, 8:24pm
Perigee 4 Mar (369,500 km) · Apogee 17 Mar (404,700 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (367,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.2 | 4:24am | 11:09am | 5:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −4.6 | 2:42am | 9:33am | 4:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −1.0 | 7:40pm | 1:56am | 8:09am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.1 | 8:34pm | 3:23am | 10:08am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 7:49pm | 2:13am | 8:32am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.6 | 9:46pm | 5:02am | 12:14pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:18pm | 6:38am | 1:55pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1982
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.