The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2026
Highlights this month
- 7MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:35am)
- 11FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:59am)
- 14MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (9:35pm)
- 23WedSpring equinox.
- 26SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (11:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Sun 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Wed 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 4, 5:55pm
- New MoonFri 11, 1:27pm
- First QuarterSat 19, 6:45am
- Full MoonSun 27, 2:53am
Perigee 7 Sep (368,500 km) · Apogee 19 Sep (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 6:59am | 1:11pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 7:39am | 2:39pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.2 | 3:33am | 8:20am | 1:08pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 4:52am | 10:01am | 3:09pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.3 | 7:38pm | 1:37am | 7:30am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 12:08am | 5:00am | 9:52am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 6:54pm | 1:00am | 7:02am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.