The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2051
Highlights this month
- 13MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (7:16pm)
- 14TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (10:26am)
- 14TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.3). (2:08pm)
- 17FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:51am)
- 21TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:46am)
- 21TueAutumn equinox.
- 31FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:00am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 6, 6:53am
- New MoonMon 13, 3:56am
- First QuarterSun 19, 8:32pm
- Full MoonMon 27, 7:59pm
Perigee 13 Mar (357,300 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.2 | 8:51am | 2:32pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 4:17am | 11:12am | 6:06pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 12:13pm | 5:11pm | 10:09pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 6:31pm | 11:54pm | 5:13am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 4:08am | 11:05am | 6:02pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.3 | 7:33pm | 1:28am | 7:20am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 12:21pm | 5:25pm | 10:29pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2051
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.