The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2032
Highlights this month
- 1MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:41am)
- 1MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:35am)
- 7SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:59pm)
- 17WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:04pm)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:36am)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 29MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 5, 12:53pm
- New MoonFri 12, 3:24am
- First QuarterFri 19, 8:01am
- Full MoonSat 27, 11:46am
Perigee 10 Mar (359,800 km) · Apogee 22 Mar (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 5.6 | 7:44am | 1:37pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 5:36am | 12:14pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.4 | 10:02am | 3:30pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 2:27am | 9:40am | 4:53pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 1:59pm | 6:49pm | 11:39pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 2:34pm | 7:17pm | 12:03am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 8:54am | 2:43pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2032
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.