The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2046
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:27am)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (12:10am)
- 11SunMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:11pm)
- 13TueVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (12:29pm)
- 15ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:08pm)
- 16FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:41am)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 30FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (1:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 8, 5:21am
- First QuarterFri 16, 4:21am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 22, 8:22pm
- Last QuarterThu 29, 5:58pm
Apogee 7 Mar (406,300 km) · Perigee 22 Mar (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.2 | 5:40am | 12:10pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.4 | 3:32am | 10:28am | 5:24pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.7 | 9:26pm | 4:08am | 10:46am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 7:20am | 1:32pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 12:03am | 7:19am | 2:34pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 6:29pm | 11:50pm | 5:16am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 11:26am | 4:40pm | 9:55pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2046
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.