The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 1995
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:22pm)
- 9SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:25pm)
- 15FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 0.6). (12:50am)
- 22FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:11pm)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:37am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:15am |
| Sun 10 | 6:30am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Wed 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Sat 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 7:02pm
- Full MoonSat 9, 1:37pm
- Last QuarterSun 17, 7:16am
- New MoonMon 25, 2:57am
Perigee 5 Sep (368,300 km) · Apogee 17 Sep (404,700 km) · Perigee 30 Sep (369,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.3 | 7:11am | 1:46pm | 8:20pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:45am | 12:43pm | 6:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.4 | 8:10am | 2:57pm | 9:43pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.8 | 9:58am | 5:11pm | 12:28am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 5:56pm | 12:19am | 6:39am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 1:26pm | 8:39pm | 3:57am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:10pm | 8:23pm | 3:39am | Evening |
The solar system — September 1995
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.