The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2065
Highlights this month
- 4FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:45pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:19am)
- 22TueSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Sun 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Wed 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 1, 2:43am
- First QuarterMon 7, 8:50pm
- Full MoonTue 15, 2:05am
- Last QuarterWed 23, 4:07am
- New MoonWed 30, 12:30pm
Perigee 5 Sep (367,400 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.9 | 6:47am | 12:51pm | 6:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:22am | 10:43am | 4:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −1.4 | 12:45pm | 8:18pm | 3:54am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:22am | 3:07pm | 9:53pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 5:07am | 10:20am | 3:33pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 9:17am | 4:23pm | 11:30pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:03am | 6:51am | 11:38am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2065
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 16 August 2026.