The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2013
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:42am)
- 4MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:54pm)
- 17SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:15am)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (12:39pm)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 29FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:49am)
- 29FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:57am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:40am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 5, 8:57am
- New MoonTue 12, 6:51am
- First QuarterWed 20, 4:31am
- Full MoonWed 27, 8:32pm
Perigee 6 Mar (369,600 km) · Apogee 19 Mar (404,700 km) · Perigee 31 Mar (367,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.5 | 5:52am | 12:17pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.8 | 7:00am | 1:18pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 7:55am | 1:57pm | 7:59pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 1:28pm | 6:19pm | 11:09pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 9:41pm | 4:28am | 11:10am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 8:23am | 2:18pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 5:35am | 12:12pm | 6:48pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2013
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.