The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2002
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (8:22pm)
- 2MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:31am)
- 14SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:40pm)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 28SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:26am)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 7, 1:16pm
- First QuarterSat 14, 4:06am
- Full MoonSat 21, 11:59pm
- Last QuarterMon 30, 3:06am
Perigee 8 Sep (358,300 km) · Apogee 23 Sep (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.9 | 6:56am | 1:27pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 7:49am | 2:50pm | 9:51pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:59am | 11:34am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 4:30am | 9:32am | 2:34pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 1:51am | 6:39am | 11:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 3:50pm | 10:36pm | 5:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 2:25pm | 9:26pm | 4:32am | Evening |
The solar system — September 2002
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 July 2026.