The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2047
Highlights this month
- 2MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:53am)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (9:32pm)
- 15SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:14am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (1:02am)
- 20FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:55pm)
- 22SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (2:12am)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:27am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 4, 6:54pm
- Last QuarterThu 12, 9:16pm
- New MoonFri 20, 4:37am
- First QuarterThu 26, 7:27pm
Apogee 10 Sep (405,300 km) · Perigee 22 Sep (361,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.0 | 7:16am | 1:48pm | 8:20pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.6 | 4:13am | 9:33am | 2:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:23am | 10:42am | 4:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.4 | 11:13pm | 4:20am | 9:23am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 11:16am | 6:35pm | 1:57am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:51am | 11:23am | 4:55pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 10:51pm | 4:04am | 9:12am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.