The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2053
Highlights this month
- 8SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:13am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:46am)
- 16SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:41pm)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (12:30pm)
- 20ThuAutumn equinox.
- 22SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (6:17pm)
- 23SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (5:07pm)
- 26WedMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.2° apart. (4:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Thu 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 5, 4:11am
- Last QuarterWed 12, 9:22pm
- New MoonThu 20, 6:13pm
- First QuarterThu 27, 3:54pm
Perigee 1 Mar (367,600 km) · Apogee 13 Mar (404,800 km) · Perigee 26 Mar (369,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.4 | 5:09am | 11:50am | 6:31pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:15am | 1:29pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.0 | 1:40pm | 6:22pm | 11:04pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 9:18pm | 4:02am | 10:42am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 5:51am | 12:26pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 7:55pm | 2:03am | 8:07am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 12:40pm | 5:41pm | 10:42pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2053
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.