The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 1993
Highlights this month
- 6MonMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (3:38pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:30am)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:12pm)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
- 27MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:31pm)
- 30ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Mon 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Thu 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 12:33pm
- Last QuarterThu 9, 4:27pm
- New MoonThu 16, 1:16pm
- First QuarterThu 23, 5:30am
Apogee 4 Sep (406,100 km) · Perigee 17 Sep (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 6:57am | 1:07pm | 7:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:07am | 10:22am | 3:38pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 7:36am | 2:05pm | 8:35pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:30am | 1:51pm | 8:13pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.3 | 3:44pm | 10:33pm | 5:27am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:43pm | 8:02pm | 3:25am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:47pm | 8:02pm | 3:20am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.