The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1992
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:30am)
- 2MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:28am)
- 2MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (1:12pm)
- 7SatMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (3:14am)
- 10TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (7:27am)
- 17TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:10am)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 27FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:51am)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:04am | 7:00pm | 12h 56m | 8:32pm | 4:31am |
| Tue 10 | 6:13am | 6:47pm | 12h 34m | 8:17pm | 4:43am |
| Fri 20 | 6:23am | 6:32pm | 12h 09m | 8:00pm | 4:54am |
| Tue 31 | 6:33am | 6:15pm | 11h 42m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 4, 11:28pm
- First QuarterThu 12, 12:42pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 4:12am
- Last QuarterThu 26, 12:33pm
Apogee 1 Mar (405,900 km) · Perigee 16 Mar (362,200 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.7 | 7:44am | 1:24pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 4:21am | 11:03am | 5:45pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 3:24am | 10:19am | 5:14pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 5:56pm | 11:26pm | 5:00am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 2:58am | 9:56am | 4:55pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 12:45am | 8:04am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:55am | 8:09am | 3:23pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1992
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 18 August 2026.