The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2038
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (8:45am)
- 3WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.2). (6:44pm)
- 11ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (1:41pm)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:20am)
- 15MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (11:23pm)
- 16TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:05am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (3:20pm)
- 18ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:01am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:49am)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 28SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:40am)
- 28SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:23pm)
- 31WedThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 6, 10:20am
- First QuarterSun 14, 2:44pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 21, 1:10pm
- Last QuarterSun 28, 4:39am
Apogee 9 Mar (406,000 km) · Perigee 22 Mar (357,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.4 | 8:47am | 2:27pm | 8:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.4 | 3:32am | 10:28am | 5:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 0.9 | 2:16pm | 6:54pm | 11:31pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 4:26pm | 9:13pm | 2:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 7:10pm | 12:47am | 6:20am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 4:28pm | 9:15pm | 2:05am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 10:00am | 3:33pm | 9:06pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2038
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.