The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2011
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (1:48pm)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 21MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:42pm)
- 23WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (12:04pm)
- 31ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 35m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 7:50am
- First QuarterSun 13, 10:49am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 20, 5:09am
- Last QuarterSat 26, 11:10pm
Apogee 6 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Mar (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.1 | 8:35am | 2:25pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.9 | 4:05am | 11:02am | 5:58pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 6:36am | 1:00pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 8:41am | 2:33pm | 8:24pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 8:36pm | 2:53am | 9:06am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 7:48am | 1:52pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 5:16am | 11:57am | 6:38pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2011
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.