The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2048
Highlights this month
- 7SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:13am)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (7:48pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:46pm)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Fri 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 1, 1:43am
- Last QuarterSat 7, 9:50pm
- New MoonSun 15, 1:27am
- First QuarterMon 23, 3:03am
- Full MoonMon 30, 1:10pm
Perigee 5 Mar (369,000 km) · Apogee 21 Mar (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.3 | 5:38am | 12:19pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 5:42am | 12:19pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 0.1 | 11:04pm | 6:20am | 1:33pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 12:01pm | 5:05pm | 10:10pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 1:34am | 8:50am | 4:07pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 6:53pm | 12:30am | 6:03am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 11:45am | 4:56pm | 10:06pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2048
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.