The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2045
Highlights this month
- 9SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:08am)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (3:34pm)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:23am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Wed 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Sat 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 8:11pm
- New MoonMon 11, 11:28am
- First QuarterMon 18, 11:29am
- Full MoonTue 26, 4:17pm
Perigee 10 Sep (358,500 km) · Apogee 22 Sep (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 6:40am | 12:37pm | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.0 | 8:04am | 2:56pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 4:47am | 9:52am | 2:57pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.7 | 4:34pm | 11:11pm | 5:51am | All night |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 9:52am | 5:00pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:25am | 10:47am | 4:09pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 10:27pm | 3:43am | 8:56am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.