The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2061
Highlights this month
- 5MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:02am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (1:52pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (6:02am)
- 18SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.9° apart. (2:04am)
- 18SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:58am)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:54pm)
- 22ThuSpring equinox.
- 25SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:16pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Tue 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Fri 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 7, 7:13am
- New MoonWed 14, 6:39am
- First QuarterThu 22, 5:50am
- Full MoonThu 29, 7:37pm
Perigee 6 Sep (369,800 km) · Apogee 21 Sep (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.6 | 7:03am | 1:37pm | 8:11pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 8:05am | 2:58pm | 9:51pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 0.8 | 9:11am | 4:25pm | 11:39pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 4:03am | 8:59am | 1:55pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 1:58am | 6:46am | 11:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 8:24am | 3:13pm | 10:02pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 1:24am | 6:13am | 11:01am | Morning |
The solar system — September 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 14 August 2026.