The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1993
Highlights this month
- 9TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:57pm)
- 10WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:59am)
- 21SunAutumn equinox.
- 21SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:19pm)
- 30TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (9:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 6:13am | 6:47pm | 12h 35m | 8:17pm | 4:42am |
| Sat 20 | 6:22am | 6:32pm | 12h 10m | 8:00pm | 4:54am |
| Wed 31 | 6:33am | 6:15pm | 11h 42m | 7:43pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 2:51am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 8, 7:45pm
- Last QuarterMon 15, 2:19pm
- New MoonTue 23, 5:16pm
- First QuarterWed 31, 2:16pm
Perigee 8 Mar (356,700 km) · Apogee 22 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 3.2 | 5:29am | 11:43am | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.5 | 8:36am | 1:50pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.2 | 3:11pm | 7:45pm | 12:21am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 7:20pm | 1:37am | 7:48am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.8 | 3:51am | 10:39am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 1:06am | 8:23am | 3:40pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:06am | 8:19am | 3:32pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1993
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.