The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1991
Highlights this month
- 2SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:23pm)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (5:18pm)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
- 23SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (2:36am)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:46pm)
- 28ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (12:37am)
- 30SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Sun 10 | 6:12am | 6:48pm | 12h 36m | 8:18pm | 4:42am |
| Wed 20 | 6:22am | 6:33pm | 12h 11m | 8:01pm | 4:53am |
| Sun 31 | 6:32am | 6:16pm | 11h 44m | 7:43pm | 5:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 1, 5:23am
- Last QuarterFri 8, 8:29pm
- New MoonSat 16, 6:16pm
- First QuarterSat 23, 4:08pm
- Full MoonSat 30, 5:15pm
Apogee 9 Mar (404,800 km) · Perigee 22 Mar (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.3 | 7:17am | 1:13pm | 7:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 8:53am | 2:25pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.8 | 1:32pm | 6:08pm | 10:44pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.2 | 4:20pm | 9:15pm | 2:15am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 2:09am | 9:16am | 4:23pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 12:29am | 7:50am | 3:11pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:48am | 8:03am | 3:18pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1991
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.