The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2030
Highlights this month
- 3TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:24pm)
- 7SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:28pm)
- 15SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (4:19pm)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:47pm)
- 21SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:41am)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 28SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 5, 7:55am
- Full MoonThu 12, 7:14am
- Last QuarterFri 20, 5:59am
- New MoonFri 27, 8:01pm
Perigee 4 Sep (369,900 km) · Apogee 19 Sep (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.4 | 5:39am | 11:09am | 4:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 6:05am | 11:43am | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:02am | 10:12am | 3:21pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 9:05am | 4:06pm | 11:07pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 12:18am | 5:15am | 10:11am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 1:30am | 6:13am | 10:56am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 7:39pm | 1:34am | 7:25am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.