The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2003
Highlights this month
- 9TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (9:56pm)
- 11ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:53am)
- 19FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:06pm)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:25pm)
- 23TueSpring equinox.
- 27SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (9:36am)
- 30TueMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:25pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Sat 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Tue 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 10:32pm
- Full MoonThu 11, 2:34am
- Last QuarterFri 19, 5:06am
- New MoonFri 26, 1:16pm
Perigee 1 Sep (367,700 km) · Apogee 16 Sep (405,200 km) · Perigee 28 Sep (362,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 4.0 | 5:55am | 11:44am | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:47am | 12:45pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −2.6 | 4:08pm | 11:04pm | 6:05am | All night |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 5:43am | 11:10am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 2:49am | 7:37am | 12:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 4:12pm | 10:53pm | 5:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 2:37pm | 9:37pm | 4:40am | Evening |
The solar system — September 2003
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.