The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2056
Highlights this month
- 4MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:04am)
- 4MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:08pm)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (7:00am)
- 12TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:21pm)
- 14ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:54am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (2:32pm)
- 20WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (8:21am)
- 22FriSpring equinox.
- 25MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:31pm)
- 27WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:41am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Wed 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Sat 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 2, 3:41pm
- New MoonSun 10, 3:52am
- First QuarterSat 16, 7:50pm
- Full MoonSun 24, 5:35am
Apogee 1 Sep (405,000 km) · Perigee 12 Sep (364,400 km) · Apogee 28 Sep (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.5 | 5:39am | 11:14am | 4:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:35am | 2:05pm | 8:36pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 0.8 | 2:43am | 7:26am | 12:09pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 1:48pm | 8:58pm | 4:12am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.2 | 8:17pm | 2:05am | 7:48am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:26am | 1:48pm | 8:11pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:31am | 5:24am | 10:17am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2056
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.