The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2067
Highlights this month
- 7WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:04am)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (12:36pm)
- 15ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:53pm)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:10pm)
- 23FriSpring equinox.
- 28WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Tue 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Fri 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 1, 12:08am
- New MoonFri 9, 4:13am
- First QuarterFri 16, 8:21pm
- Full MoonFri 23, 10:55am
- Last QuarterFri 30, 4:07pm
Apogee 6 Sep (406,000 km) · Perigee 21 Sep (360,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.1 | 7:15am | 1:50pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:57am | 1:03pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −2.5 | 7:44pm | 1:46am | 7:44am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 11:35am | 6:57pm | 2:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 6:13am | 11:52am | 5:31pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 9:48am | 5:02pm | 12:19am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:24am | 7:12am | 11:59am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2067
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 17 August 2026.