The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2060
Highlights this month
- 21TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:54am)
- 22WedSpring equinox.
- 22WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:47pm)
- 23ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:27am)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (10:49am)
- 29WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:41am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Mon 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Thu 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 3, 2:40pm
- Full MoonFri 10, 7:53pm
- Last QuarterFri 17, 10:57am
- New MoonSat 25, 1:53am
Perigee 12 Sep (360,800 km) · Apogee 28 Sep (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.0 | 7:15am | 1:46pm | 8:18pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 4:29am | 9:38am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.6 | 4:31am | 9:31am | 2:32pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.0 | 2:13am | 6:57am | 11:42am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 12:55am | 5:47am | 10:39am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 8:11am | 2:55pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 1:13am | 6:02am | 10:51am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.