The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2068
Highlights this month
- 1ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:24pm)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.9° apart. (4:30pm)
- 10SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.4). (10:27pm)
- 11SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (4:36am)
- 14WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:20am)
- 19MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:46am)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:55am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 4, 10:37am
- First QuarterSun 11, 6:29am
- Full MoonMon 19, 9:56am
- Last QuarterTue 27, 5:28am
Perigee 4 Mar (356,700 km) · Apogee 17 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.5 | 5:53am | 12:31pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.4 | 11:15am | 4:18pm | 9:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.2 | 1:05pm | 5:53pm | 10:40pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 3:23am | 10:28am | 5:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 7:29pm | 1:16am | 6:59am | All night |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 11:18pm | 6:40am | 1:59pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 3:14pm | 8:01pm | 12:52am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2068
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.