The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1990
Highlights this month
- 1ThuMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1.0° apart. (8:41am)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:09pm)
- 19MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:27pm)
- 21WedAutumn equinox.
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:09am)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (3:30am)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (6:20pm)
- 30FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (3:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 35m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 6:22am | 6:32pm | 12h 10m | 8:01pm | 4:53am |
| Sat 31 | 6:32am | 6:15pm | 11h 43m | 7:43pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 1:07pm
- Full MoonSun 11, 10:02pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 12:29am
- New MoonTue 27, 5:50am
Apogee 16 Mar (405,400 km) · Perigee 28 Mar (360,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.5 | 6:56am | 1:18pm | 7:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.6 | 3:40am | 10:31am | 5:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 2:59am | 10:10am | 5:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.0 | 3:12pm | 7:55pm | 12:41am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 2:18am | 9:31am | 4:44pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 1:09am | 8:31am | 3:53pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:37am | 8:52am | 4:08pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1990
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 19 August 2026.