The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2060
Highlights this month
- 8MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:05am)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:39am)
- 13SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (1:26pm)
- 14SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (11:04pm)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 30TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (9:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 3, 3:17am
- First QuarterTue 9, 6:52pm
- Full MoonWed 17, 2:40pm
- Last QuarterThu 25, 6:17pm
Perigee 4 Mar (358,900 km) · Apogee 19 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.1 | 5:01am | 11:47am | 6:32pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −4.4 | 11:14am | 4:18pm | 9:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 7:42am | 1:47pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 12:22pm | 5:22pm | 10:23pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 12:29pm | 5:32pm | 10:35pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 9:20pm | 4:10am | 10:56am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 1:53pm | 6:44pm | 11:35pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2060
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.