The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2037
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (2:34pm)
- 2MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:58pm)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:35am)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 21SatVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:53pm)
- 23MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:53pm)
- 24TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:14am)
- 28SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (6:58am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (10:09pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Fri 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 2, 11:25am
- Last QuarterMon 9, 6:24am
- New MoonTue 17, 10:43am
- First QuarterWed 25, 5:48am
- Full MoonTue 31, 8:49pm
Perigee 2 Mar (356,700 km) · Apogee 15 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 30 Mar (358,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.4 | 8:17am | 2:12pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:09am | 1:25pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.1 | 2:44am | 9:58am | 5:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 2:09pm | 6:55pm | 11:41pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 6:30pm | 11:47pm | 5:08am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 4:10pm | 8:54pm | 1:43am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 9:48am | 3:24pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2037
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.