The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2001
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:16am)
- 2FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:01pm)
- 7WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:13pm)
- 11SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (5:05pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:18am)
- 21WedAutumn equinox.
- 23FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (7:02am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:41pm)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:25am)
- 30FriVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 6:33am | 6:15pm | 11h 42m | 7:43pm | 5:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 1:12pm
- Full MoonSat 10, 4:18am
- Last QuarterSat 17, 7:48am
- New MoonSun 25, 11:28am
Perigee 8 Mar (359,600 km) · Apogee 20 Mar (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 5:02am | 11:49am | 6:36pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.4 | 9:22am | 2:39pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 0.2 | 11:21pm | 6:39am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 1:07pm | 6:00pm | 10:54pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 12:21pm | 5:26pm | 10:30pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:41am | 11:30am | 6:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:29am | 10:30am | 5:32pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2001
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.