The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2015
Highlights this month
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:40pm)
- 15SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:56am)
- 21SatAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 35m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 5:05am
- Last QuarterSat 14, 4:59am
- New MoonFri 20, 8:37pm
- First QuarterFri 27, 6:42pm
Apogee 5 Mar (406,300 km) · Perigee 20 Mar (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.2 | 5:29am | 12:13pm | 6:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 10:01am | 3:31pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 9:14am | 2:55pm | 8:37pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.2 | 5:50pm | 10:54pm | 4:02am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.3 | 10:56pm | 6:05am | 1:10pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:02am | 2:47pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 5:58am | 12:30pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2015
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.