The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2041
Highlights this month
- 9MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (8:08pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:59pm)
- 22SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:52pm)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (9:27am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 4, 3:21am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 10, 7:30pm
- Last QuarterTue 17, 3:33pm
- New MoonWed 25, 6:40pm
Perigee 10 Sep (356,900 km) · Apogee 23 Sep (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.3 | 7:10am | 1:46pm | 8:21pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:17am | 10:36am | 3:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.0 | 3:09am | 7:54am | 12:39pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 8:04am | 2:41pm | 9:19pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 7:47am | 2:11pm | 8:35pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 4:34am | 9:37am | 2:40pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 9:42pm | 3:08am | 8:30am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.