The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2054
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (6:03am)
- 8TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (12:29am)
- 10ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:55am)
- 12SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (8:01pm)
- 16WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 0.6). (1:51pm)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (9:53am)
- 23WedSpring equinox.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:57pm)
- 25FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Sun 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Wed 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 11:20am
- First QuarterWed 9, 7:44am
- Full MoonThu 17, 11:46am
- Last QuarterFri 25, 4:33am
Perigee 2 Sep (357,100 km) · Apogee 14 Sep (406,100 km) · Perigee 30 Sep (360,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.2 | 7:13am | 1:49pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 6:10am | 11:50am | 5:30pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −0.0 | 1:11am | 5:59am | 10:46am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 9:29am | 4:36pm | 11:44pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 6:04pm | 12:25am | 6:42am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:06am | 1:17pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:11am | 5:07am | 10:03am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.