The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2058
Highlights this month
- 1SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:57pm)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:27am)
- 7SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (11:19pm)
- 12ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:57am)
- 13FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:56am)
- 19ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:44am)
- 22SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:41pm)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 3, 2:51am
- Last QuarterTue 10, 4:13am
- New MoonWed 18, 8:20am
- First QuarterWed 25, 8:15pm
Perigee 2 Sep (359,000 km) · Apogee 14 Sep (405,700 km) · Perigee 30 Sep (363,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.5 | 6:35am | 12:29pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 7:20am | 2:16pm | 9:13pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.3 | 3:45am | 8:34am | 1:24pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 8:27pm | 2:10am | 7:49am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.1 | 10:38pm | 3:54am | 9:07am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:50am | 2:23pm | 8:57pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 12:54am | 5:45am | 10:36am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.