The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2029
Highlights this month
- 2SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:13am)
- 7FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:29am)
- 7FriVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (9:59pm)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (9:42pm)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:18am)
- 16SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:06am)
- 23SunSpring equinox.
- 24MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:19am)
- 24MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Thu 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Sun 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 1, 2:31pm
- New MoonSat 8, 8:50pm
- First QuarterSat 15, 11:28am
- Full MoonSun 23, 2:30am
Perigee 10 Sep (361,000 km) · Apogee 26 Sep (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 6.3 | 6:11am | 12:15pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 8:03am | 2:53pm | 9:43pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.0 | 9:00am | 4:09pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:55am | 2:28pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 11:05pm | 4:17am | 9:24am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 1:09am | 5:54am | 10:38am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 7:27pm | 1:24am | 7:18am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2029
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.