The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2042
Highlights this month
- 4TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (5:50am)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:18am)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:02pm)
- 18TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:34pm)
- 20ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:56am)
- 20ThuAutumn equinox.
- 29SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:30pm)
- 31MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (10:31am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Thu 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 7, 7:09am
- Last QuarterSat 15, 10:30am
- New MoonSat 22, 4:25am
- First QuarterFri 28, 10:58pm
Apogee 8 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Mar (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.7 | 6:11am | 12:44pm | 7:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:43am | 2:34pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.4 | 5:44pm | 10:34pm | 3:27am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.0 | 10:40pm | 5:50am | 12:57pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 9:27pm | 4:08am | 10:45am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 5:33pm | 10:34pm | 3:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 10:43am | 4:06pm | 9:30pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2042
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.