The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 1999
Highlights this month
- 3WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:56pm)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:10pm)
- 10WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:26am)
- 18ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:50pm)
- 20SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:11am)
- 21SunAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:33pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 31 | 6:32am | 6:16pm | 11h 43m | 7:43pm | 5:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 2, 6:03pm
- Last QuarterWed 10, 7:39pm
- New MoonThu 18, 5:50am
- First QuarterWed 24, 9:20pm
Apogee 8 Mar (405,100 km) · Perigee 20 Mar (363,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 3.5 | 8:06am | 1:54pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:56am | 3:27pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −0.5 | 9:44pm | 4:34am | 11:19am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 8:21am | 2:18pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 10:20am | 3:51pm | 9:21pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:04am | 11:02am | 5:59pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:09am | 10:15am | 5:20pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 1999
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 15 August 2026.