The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2054
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:35am)
- 5ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (3:51am)
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (5:30pm)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (4:39am)
- 7SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (1:10pm)
- 8SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:29am)
- 11WedVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (1:36am)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 23MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:16am)
- 26ThuVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (5:31am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:39pm)
- 28SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (6:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 1, 6:34pm
- New MoonMon 9, 11:48pm
- First QuarterTue 17, 12:30pm
- Full MoonTue 24, 4:18am
- Last QuarterTue 31, 12:49pm
Apogee 6 Mar (405,900 km) · Perigee 21 Mar (362,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.0 | 5:11am | 11:57am | 6:43pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −4.4 | 3:32am | 10:28am | 5:24pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 3:37am | 10:42am | 5:46pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.0 | 10:54pm | 6:08am | 1:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 6:45am | 1:07pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 8:08pm | 2:22am | 8:32am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 12:52pm | 5:51pm | 10:50pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2054
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.