The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2014
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (5:09am)
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:16am)
- 22MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (8:05am)
- 23TueSpring equinox.
- 26FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (9:44pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (2:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Sat 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Tue 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 9:14pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 9, 11:42am
- Last QuarterTue 16, 12:07pm
- New MoonWed 24, 4:13pm
Perigee 8 Sep (358,400 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.0 | 7:16am | 1:46pm | 8:17pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 6:02am | 11:38am | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.7 | 9:21am | 4:37pm | 11:53pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 4:41am | 9:47am | 2:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 9:00am | 3:52pm | 10:45pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 7:55pm | 1:44am | 7:28am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:39pm | 11:13pm | 5:52am | All night |
The solar system — September 2014
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.