The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2027
Highlights this month
- 4SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:19pm)
- 15WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:28pm)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
- 25SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:58am)
- 29WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (12:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Mon 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Thu 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 3:40am
- First QuarterWed 8, 4:31am
- Full MoonThu 16, 9:10am
- Last QuarterThu 23, 8:26pm
- New MoonThu 30, 12:34pm
Apogee 12 Sep (405,700 km) · Perigee 28 Sep (363,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.0 | 7:15am | 1:43pm | 8:12pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:51am | 12:52pm | 6:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 8:18am | 3:09pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 6:00am | 11:36am | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.1 | 8:48pm | 2:29am | 8:07am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 12:30am | 5:19am | 10:08am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 7:06pm | 1:09am | 7:08am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2027
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.