The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2031
Highlights this month
- 14FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:37am)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:02pm)
- 18TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (11:01pm)
- 21FriAutumn equinox.
- 26WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:37am)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (12:07pm)
- 29SatMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 1, 3:07pm
- Full MoonSun 9, 3:34pm
- Last QuarterSun 16, 5:40pm
- New MoonSun 23, 2:49pm
- First QuarterMon 31, 11:36am
Apogee 3 Mar (405,000 km) · Perigee 18 Mar (369,300 km) · Apogee 31 Mar (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.7 | 8:48am | 2:32pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 10:07am | 3:35pm | 9:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −0.3 | 10:07pm | 5:05am | 12:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.9 | 12:20am | 7:40am | 3:00pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 12:58pm | 5:56pm | 10:55pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 2:17pm | 7:01pm | 11:45pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 8:46am | 2:37pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2031
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.