The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2013
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:28am)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.4° apart. (6:46am)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:05am)
- 19ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (2:02am)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 9:39pm
- First QuarterFri 13, 3:07am
- Full MoonThu 19, 9:13pm
- Last QuarterFri 27, 2:02pm
Perigee 15 Sep (367,800 km) · Apogee 28 Sep (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.4 | 7:03am | 1:18pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 8:02am | 2:50pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.6 | 4:38am | 9:40am | 2:42pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 3:07am | 7:54am | 12:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.6 | 8:28am | 3:10pm | 9:51pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 7:33pm | 1:27am | 7:17am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:27pm | 11:04pm | 5:44am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.