The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1983
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:19pm)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (1:10pm)
- 14MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:11pm)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 26SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:12pm)
- 28MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:21am)
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (12:49am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Thu 10 | 6:12am | 6:48pm | 12h 36m | 8:18pm | 4:42am |
| Sun 20 | 6:22am | 6:33pm | 12h 11m | 8:01pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:32am | 6:16pm | 11h 44m | 7:44pm | 5:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 6, 11:18pm
- New MoonTue 15, 3:50am
- First QuarterTue 22, 12:30pm
- Full MoonTue 29, 5:23am
Apogee 10 Mar (405,500 km) · Perigee 26 Mar (365,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.9 | 5:23am | 11:54am | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 8:50am | 2:23pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 7:56am | 1:43pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 10:12pm | 5:29am | 12:42pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 8:24pm | 3:02am | 9:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 10:03pm | 5:22am | 12:37pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:27pm | 6:49am | 2:06pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1983
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.