The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2058
Highlights this month
- 7ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (1:37am)
- 13WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:34pm)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 21ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:11am)
- 23SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 4:15pm
- Full MoonSun 10, 7:59pm
- Last QuarterMon 18, 3:03am
- New MoonSun 24, 8:49pm
Apogee 5 Mar (405,400 km) · Perigee 21 Mar (366,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.8 | 8:29am | 2:11pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:50am | 2:39pm | 8:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 6:23am | 12:49pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 7:40am | 1:46pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 10:28am | 3:56pm | 9:24pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 8:56pm | 3:35am | 10:10am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 1:34pm | 6:28pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2058
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.