The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2062
Highlights this month
- 14ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:00pm)
- 23SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:06am)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
- 28ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:04am)
- 30SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (10:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Wed 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Sat 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 6:44pm
- First QuarterMon 11, 2:03am
- Full MoonTue 19, 4:39am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 10:16am
Perigee 1 Sep (362,100 km) · Apogee 13 Sep (405,200 km) · Perigee 29 Sep (367,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 6.4 | 6:05am | 12:03pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 6:11am | 11:52am | 5:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:10am | 10:23am | 3:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 5:22am | 10:42am | 4:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 2:56am | 7:44am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 8:37am | 3:31pm | 10:25pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 1:35am | 6:23am | 11:11am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2062
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 August 2026.