The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2059
Highlights this month
- 12FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (1:16am)
- 15MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:40pm)
- 20SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:04am)
- 21SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:36pm)
- 23TueSpring equinox.
- 24WedJupiter and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (5:19pm)
- 26FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:07am)
- 26FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (12:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Sat 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Tue 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 7, 9:00am
- First QuarterMon 15, 10:48am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 22, 3:26am
- Last QuarterSun 28, 10:54pm
Apogee 8 Sep (406,300 km) · Perigee 22 Sep (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 7:02am | 1:15pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:56am | 1:01pm | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 8:27am | 3:22pm | 10:17pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.3 | 11:38pm | 4:40am | 9:39am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 11:48pm | 4:52am | 9:52am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 8:02am | 2:41pm | 9:20pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 1:05am | 5:56am | 10:46am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2059
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.