The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2041
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (5:04am)
- 2SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (3:37am)
- 18MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:58pm)
- 19TueMercury and Mars in conjunction — 1° apart. (1:29pm)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (8:09am)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 20WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (10:22pm)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 2:39am
- First QuarterSun 10, 2:56am
- Full MoonMon 18, 7:20am
- Last QuarterMon 25, 9:40pm
Perigee 2 Mar (357,800 km) · Apogee 14 Mar (405,900 km) · Perigee 30 Mar (361,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.1 | 5:17am | 12:02pm | 6:47pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 7:58am | 1:34pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 5:33am | 12:12pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 9:06pm | 3:45am | 10:20am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 8:52pm | 3:19am | 9:41am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 5:17pm | 10:13pm | 3:13am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 10:31am | 3:57pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2041
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.