The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2030
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (1:19am)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (4:32am)
- 10SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:41am)
- 14ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:27am)
- 18MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (10:15am)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:28am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (9:29am)
- 31SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 4, 5:35pm
- First QuarterTue 12, 7:47pm
- Full MoonWed 20, 5:02am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 8:53pm
Apogee 10 Mar (405,100 km) · Perigee 22 Mar (363,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.7 | 7:41am | 1:48pm | 7:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.4 | 3:33am | 10:28am | 5:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 8:43am | 2:33pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.0 | 10:25pm | 5:33am | 12:36pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 11:54am | 5:04pm | 10:14pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 1:56pm | 6:42pm | 11:28pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 8:35am | 2:28pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2030
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.