The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 1994
Highlights this month
- 1ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:28am)
- 2FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 0.4). (2:28am)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (11:56am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:11am)
- 23FriSpring equinox.
- 27TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:09am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Tue 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Fri 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 4:40am
- First QuarterMon 12, 9:30pm
- Full MoonTue 20, 5:59am
- Last QuarterWed 28, 10:27am
Perigee 9 Sep (364,700 km) · Apogee 25 Sep (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:14am | 1:41pm | 8:08pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 7:52am | 2:53pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.1 | 3:20am | 8:05am | 12:51pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:34am | 3:24pm | 10:14pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.4 | 4:49pm | 11:24pm | 6:04am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 1:04pm | 8:21pm | 3:41am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:59pm | 8:12pm | 3:30am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.