The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2019
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (5:26am)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (8:52am)
- 5TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:17pm)
- 7ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:35pm)
- 15FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:41pm)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
- 27WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:56pm)
- 27WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:41pm)
- 29FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.0° apart. (3:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 35m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 3:09am
- First QuarterThu 14, 9:34pm
- Full MoonThu 21, 12:37pm
- Last QuarterThu 28, 3:12pm
Apogee 4 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Mar (359,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 6.6 | 7:25am | 1:23pm | 7:22pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.9 | 4:07am | 11:04am | 6:00pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 11:54am | 4:56pm | 9:59pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 12:03am | 7:22am | 2:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 1:57am | 9:12am | 4:27pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 10:17am | 3:44pm | 9:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 6:40am | 1:02pm | 7:24pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2019
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.