The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2026
Highlights this month
- 3TueTotal lunar eclipse — visible all evening from Victoria (greatest ~10:33pm AEDT)
- 7SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:00pm)
- 11WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:58pm)
- 20FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:52am)
- 21SatAutumn equinox.
- 22SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:08pm)
- 25WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:25pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 3, 10:41pm
- Last QuarterWed 11, 8:38pm
- New MoonThu 19, 12:25pm
- First QuarterThu 26, 6:21am
Apogee 10 Mar (404,800 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (367,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 2.5 | 6:14am | 12:33pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:37am | 2:30pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 6:05am | 12:36pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 4:09pm | 8:54pm | 1:42am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 8:01am | 2:05pm | 8:09pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 12:35pm | 5:32pm | 10:29pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 7:53am | 1:57pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2026
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.