The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2010
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:31pm)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (3:35pm)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (10:59pm)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:07pm)
- 20MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (3:11am)
- 21TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (9:25pm)
- 22WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (3:05am)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Mon 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Thu 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 3:24am
- New MoonWed 8, 8:30pm
- First QuarterWed 15, 3:50pm
- Full MoonThu 23, 7:22pm
Perigee 8 Sep (356,900 km) · Apogee 21 Sep (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.5 | 5:40am | 11:13am | 4:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 7:46am | 2:47pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.5 | 7:56am | 2:36pm | 9:16pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.8 | 6:34pm | 12:46am | 6:53am | All night |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 7:06am | 1:09pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:33pm | 12:43am | 6:49am | All night |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 3:54pm | 10:38pm | 5:27am | Evening |
The solar system — September 2010
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.