The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1996
Highlights this month
- 5TueMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:36am)
- 18MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:54am)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 28ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 6:33am | 6:15pm | 11h 42m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 8:22pm
- Last QuarterWed 13, 4:21am
- New MoonTue 19, 9:47pm
- First QuarterWed 27, 12:33pm
Perigee 16 Mar (366,000 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.8 | 6:16am | 12:48pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.2 | 11:07am | 4:15pm | 9:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 7:07am | 1:22pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 1:30am | 8:49am | 4:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.0 | 7:29am | 1:41pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 3:03am | 10:12am | 5:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:35am | 9:45am | 4:55pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1996
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.