The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2048
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:05am)
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (8:28am)
- 3ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:03pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (4:18pm)
- 12SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:35pm)
- 15TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:26am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:23am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (7:37pm)
- 22TueSpring equinox.
- 28MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:38am)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (10:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:41am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Sun 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Wed 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 8, 4:31pm
- First QuarterTue 15, 4:03pm
- Full MoonTue 22, 2:44pm
- Last QuarterWed 30, 12:49pm
Apogee 1 Sep (404,800 km) · Perigee 15 Sep (369,900 km) · Apogee 29 Sep (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.9 | 6:56am | 1:27pm | 7:59pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:34am | 2:03pm | 8:33pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.4 | 10:59am | 6:34pm | 2:11am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 1:54am | 6:38am | 11:23am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 12:01pm | 7:20pm | 2:43am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:59am | 11:37am | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 10:59pm | 4:10am | 9:16am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.