The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2050
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (2:00pm)
- 5SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:03pm)
- 9WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.3). (1:04pm)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:07pm)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
- 20SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:36pm)
- 31ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (4:40am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 9, 2:24am
- Last QuarterWed 16, 9:15pm
- New MoonWed 23, 11:42am
- First QuarterWed 30, 3:22pm
Apogee 6 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Mar (359,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.5 | 8:03am | 2:03pm | 8:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:46am | 2:36pm | 8:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.7 | 12:41am | 8:04am | 3:27pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 4:43pm | 9:32pm | 2:25am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 3:16am | 10:21am | 5:27pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.3 | 7:20pm | 1:09am | 6:54am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 12:09pm | 5:15pm | 10:21pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2050
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.