The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2022

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 8ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:35pm)
  • 10SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:51am)
  • 12MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:43am)
  • 17SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (8:17am)
  • 17SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:24am)
  • 23FriSpring equinox.
  • 23FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:46pm)
  • 27TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (5:33am)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Thu 16:42am5:58pm11h 15m7:26pm5:15am
Sat 106:29am6:06pm11h 37m7:33pm5:01am
Tue 206:13am6:14pm12h 01m7:42pm4:45am
Fri 305:57am6:23pm12h 26m7:53pm4:28am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • First QuarterSun 4, 4:07am
  • Full MoonSat 10, 7:58pm
  • Last QuarterSun 18, 7:59am
  • New MoonMon 26, 7:56am

Perigee 8 Sep (364,900 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (404,900 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryVir1.96:42am1:05pm7:28pmHidden
VenusLeo−3.76:04am11:41am5:18pmHidden
MarsTau−0.312:43am5:34am10:25amMorning
JupiterPsc−2.77:03pm1:08am7:07amMorning
SaturnCap0.33:18pm10:12pm5:11amEvening
UranusAri5.710:40pm3:51am8:57amMorning
NeptunePsc7.86:09pm12:26am6:39amAll night

The solar system — September 2022

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.