The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2039
Highlights this month
- 1TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:25am)
- 9WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:08am)
- 10ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:24pm)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:24pm)
- 17ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.5). (2:19am)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 21MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:26pm)
- 23WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 3, 1:15pm
- Full MoonFri 11, 3:41am
- Last QuarterThu 17, 9:12pm
- New MoonFri 25, 5:00am
Apogee 2 Mar (404,800 km) · Perigee 14 Mar (366,400 km) · Apogee 30 Mar (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 3.9 | 6:40am | 12:51pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 10:10am | 3:37pm | 9:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 4:10am | 11:08am | 6:06pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 6:18pm | 11:31pm | 4:49am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 7:47pm | 1:41am | 7:31am | All night |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 4:46pm | 9:36pm | 2:29am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 10:11am | 3:42pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2039
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.