The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 1982
Highlights this month
- 6MonNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:51am)
- 6MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:31pm)
- 19SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:55pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:24pm)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:40am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:44am)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:25pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Mon 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Thu 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 3, 10:36pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 3:23am
- New MoonFri 17, 10:06pm
- First QuarterSat 25, 2:11pm
Perigee 14 Sep (367,700 km) · Apogee 26 Sep (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.4 | 7:07am | 1:40pm | 8:14pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:56am | 11:29am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.9 | 9:09am | 4:21pm | 11:33pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:25am | 3:10pm | 9:56pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 7:45am | 2:06pm | 8:28pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 9:31am | 4:40pm | 11:50pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 11:03am | 6:19pm | 1:40am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.