The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2057
Highlights this month
- 5MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:08pm)
- 13TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:12pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:05pm)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 23FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (5:22pm)
- 31SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:18am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 5, 10:25pm
- First QuarterTue 13, 8:34pm
- Full MoonWed 21, 11:51am
- Last QuarterWed 28, 5:44am
Apogee 12 Mar (404,800 km) · Perigee 24 Mar (366,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.1 | 8:35am | 2:24pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 7:20am | 1:06pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.1 | 5:00pm | 9:40pm | 2:23am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 5:23am | 12:02pm | 6:42pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 9:29am | 3:11pm | 8:53pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 8:43pm | 3:16am | 9:44am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 1:23pm | 6:17pm | 11:12pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2057
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.