The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2007
Highlights this month
- 8SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:43am)
- 10MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 5.8). (4:36am)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (9:10pm)
- 23SunSpring equinox.
- 30SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best evening apparition. (2:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:25pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Thu 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Sun 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 4, 12:31pm
- New MoonTue 11, 10:47pm
- First QuarterThu 20, 2:50am
- Full MoonThu 27, 5:50am
Apogee 16 Sep (405,700 km) · Perigee 28 Sep (359,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:13am | 1:37pm | 8:01pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.6 | 4:27am | 9:57am | 3:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 0.1 | 1:30am | 6:16am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.8 | 10:11am | 5:27pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 5:38am | 11:02am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 5:34pm | 11:59pm | 6:20am | All night |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 3:22pm | 10:13pm | 5:08am | Evening |
The solar system — September 2007
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.