The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2050

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 1ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:27am)
  • 3SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:06am)
  • 11SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (5:09am)
  • 14WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:37am)
  • 15ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:54pm)
  • 23FriSpring equinox.
  • 25SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:24am)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Thu 16:42am5:58pm11h 16m7:26pm5:14am
Sat 106:29am6:06pm11h 37m7:34pm5:01am
Tue 206:13am6:14pm12h 02m7:43pm4:45am
Fri 305:57am6:23pm12h 26m7:53pm4:28am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Full Moon SupermoonThu 1, 7:37pm
  • Last QuarterThu 8, 12:51pm
  • New MoonFri 16, 1:48pm
  • First QuarterSat 24, 12:38pm

Perigee 2 Sep (356,700 km) · Apogee 15 Sep (406,200 km) · Perigee 30 Sep (357,800 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryLeo−0.85:45am11:14am4:44pmHidden
VenusVir−4.67:26am2:23pm9:21pmEvening
MarsCap−2.22:52pm10:05pm5:21amEvening
JupiterLeo−1.65:12am10:28am3:44pmHidden
SaturnCap0.31:52pm9:02pm4:15amEvening
UranusLeo5.66:23am12:12pm6:01pmHidden
NeptuneTau7.811:23pm4:30am9:33amMorning

The solar system — September 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.