The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2061
Highlights this month
- 9WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:08am)
- 14MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:19am)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
- 28MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (2:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 6, 4:55pm
- Last QuarterMon 14, 7:34pm
- New MoonTue 22, 4:27am
- First QuarterMon 28, 8:25pm
Apogee 12 Mar (405,100 km) · Perigee 24 Mar (363,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.2 | 5:29am | 12:12pm | 6:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:18am | 1:32pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.0 | 8:44pm | 3:06am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 2:49pm | 7:32pm | 12:19am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 1:34pm | 6:27pm | 11:20pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 9:34pm | 4:29am | 11:21am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 2:05pm | 6:55pm | 11:45pm | Evening |
The solar system — March 2061
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.