The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2047
Highlights this month
- 12TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (10:48pm)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:27pm)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 5, 9:53am
- Full MoonTue 12, 12:38pm
- Last QuarterTue 19, 3:13am
- New MoonTue 26, 10:48pm
Apogee 1 Mar (405,700 km) · Perigee 13 Mar (359,400 km) · Apogee 29 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 5:01am | 11:48am | 6:35pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 10:13am | 3:39pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.4 | 9:31am | 3:08pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:39am | 3:16pm | 8:53pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 12:49am | 8:07am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 6:43pm | 12:14am | 5:41am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 11:37am | 4:50pm | 10:02pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2047
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.