The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2000
Highlights this month
- 2ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:07am)
- 4SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (12:07pm)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:44am)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:03pm)
- 14TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:51am)
- 16ThuMercury and Venus in conjunction — 2° apart. (1:36pm)
- 20MonAutumn equinox.
- 29WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (7:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 31 | 6:33am | 6:15pm | 11h 42m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 6, 4:21pm
- First QuarterMon 13, 6:06pm
- Full MoonMon 20, 3:42pm
- Last QuarterTue 28, 10:19am
Perigee 15 Mar (369,200 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.0 | 5:34am | 12:05pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 5:24am | 12:05pm | 6:46pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.4 | 9:44am | 3:17pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 10:39am | 4:02pm | 9:24pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 11:18am | 4:35pm | 9:52pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:21am | 11:14am | 6:08pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:17am | 10:21am | 5:24pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2000
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.