The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2045
Highlights this month
- 4SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:07am)
- 10FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:04pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (3:52pm)
- 19SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:52am)
- 20MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:50am)
- 20MonAutumn equinox.
- 21TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Mon 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 3, 6:50pm
- Last QuarterFri 10, 11:48pm
- New MoonSun 19, 4:18am
- First QuarterSun 26, 12:04pm
Perigee 2 Mar (360,400 km) · Apogee 14 Mar (405,500 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (365,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 3.4 | 8:09am | 1:55pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:12am | 1:27pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 8:13am | 2:10pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 5:03am | 11:48am | 6:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 11:17pm | 6:30am | 1:40pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 6:15pm | 11:30pm | 4:50am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 11:14am | 4:31pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2045
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.