The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1994
Highlights this month
- 1TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:08am)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:20am)
- 4FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:22pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (11:01am)
- 19SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (11:12am)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 24ThuMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.2° apart. (7:21pm)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:00am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 6:12am | 6:48pm | 12h 35m | 8:17pm | 4:42am |
| Sun 20 | 6:22am | 6:32pm | 12h 10m | 8:01pm | 4:53am |
| Thu 31 | 6:32am | 6:15pm | 11h 43m | 7:43pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 3:55am
- New MoonSat 12, 5:05pm
- First QuarterSun 20, 10:19pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 27, 9:14pm
Apogee 16 Mar (405,900 km) · Perigee 28 Mar (358,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.3 | 4:03am | 10:47am | 5:31pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 7:25am | 1:21pm | 7:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 4:47am | 11:23am | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.1 | 8:46pm | 3:41am | 10:31am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 4:44am | 11:21am | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 1:26am | 8:41am | 3:55pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:17am | 8:29am | 3:41pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1994
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 17 August 2026.