The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2040
Highlights this month
- 2SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.2° apart. (3:46am)
- 7FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (3:29am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (4:58am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (9:49am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (2:29pm)
- 11TueMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (9:47pm)
- 13ThuVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.2° apart. (2:07pm)
- 21FriMercury and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (1:50am)
- 22SatSpring equinox.
- 27ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:51am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Thu 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Sun 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 7, 1:17am
- First QuarterFri 14, 12:08pm
- Full MoonFri 21, 3:43am
- Last QuarterFri 28, 2:49pm
Apogee 2 Sep (405,600 km) · Perigee 18 Sep (364,300 km) · Apogee 30 Sep (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:13am | 1:40pm | 8:08pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:33am | 2:01pm | 8:30pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 7:30am | 1:57pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:03am | 1:12pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 7:19am | 1:30pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 4:19am | 9:18am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 9:29pm | 2:58am | 8:23am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2040
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.