The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2000
Highlights this month
- 13WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:12am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:11pm)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:58am)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
- 30SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:52am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (2:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:42am | 6:58pm | 11h 16m | 8:26pm | 6:14am |
| Sat 10 | 7:28am | 7:06pm | 11h 38m | 8:34pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 20 | 7:13am | 7:15pm | 12h 02m | 8:43pm | 5:45am |
| Fri 30 | 6:57am | 7:23pm | 12h 26m | 8:53pm | 5:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 6, 3:30am
- Full MoonThu 14, 6:44am
- Last QuarterThu 21, 12:33pm
- New MoonThu 28, 6:51am
Apogee 8 Sep (405,300 km) · Perigee 24 Sep (367,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.3 | 8:06am | 2:24pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 8:27am | 2:51pm | 9:16pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 6:28am | 11:48am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 1:30am | 6:21am | 11:13am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 12:39am | 5:41am | 10:43am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 4:07pm | 11:02pm | 6:01am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 3:01pm | 10:06pm | 5:15am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.