The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2049
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:08am)
- 4ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.3). (12:24pm)
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (11:48pm)
- 16TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:38am)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 22MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:36pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:20am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 4, 11:08am
- First QuarterThu 11, 10:31pm
- Full MoonFri 19, 11:29pm
- Last QuarterSat 27, 2:15am
Perigee 1 Mar (363,900 km) · Apogee 13 Mar (405,000 km) · Perigee 28 Mar (368,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.2 | 6:43am | 1:07pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 7:39am | 1:20pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 10:50am | 4:07pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 2:29pm | 7:13pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 2:24am | 9:36am | 4:49pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 7:07pm | 12:50am | 6:28am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 11:57am | 5:05pm | 10:13pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2049
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.