The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2057
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:39pm)
- 3MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (9:02pm)
- 4TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag −2.8). (9:48pm)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:26pm)
- 16SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:50pm)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (9:12pm)
- 22SatSpring equinox.
- 29SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:51am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Thu 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Sun 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 6, 5:19pm
- Full MoonThu 13, 12:50pm
- Last QuarterFri 21, 6:29am
- New MoonSat 29, 2:06am
Perigee 9 Sep (368,600 km) · Apogee 21 Sep (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.3 | 5:59am | 11:33am | 5:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:20am | 10:40am | 4:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 7:50am | 2:27pm | 9:05pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.7 | 5:02pm | 11:32pm | 6:06am | All night |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.0 | 9:27pm | 2:59am | 8:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:38am | 2:06pm | 8:34pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:42am | 5:35am | 10:27am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.