The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2043
Highlights this month
- 8SunThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (10:50pm)
- 13FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:44am)
- 21SatAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 4, 12:10pm
- New MoonWed 11, 8:11pm
- First QuarterWed 18, 12:00pm
- Full MoonThu 26, 1:28am
Apogee 1 Mar (405,200 km) · Perigee 13 Mar (362,600 km) · Apogee 29 Mar (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.8 | 7:26am | 1:38pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 4:15am | 11:10am | 6:04pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 6:54am | 1:13pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 12:37am | 7:57am | 3:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 10:03pm | 4:57am | 11:47am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 5:49pm | 10:54pm | 4:03am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 10:54am | 4:15pm | 9:37pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2043
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.