The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2069
Highlights this month
- 7SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:35am)
- 7SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (5:29pm)
- 10TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag −2.8). (4:40am)
- 15SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:33pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (11:12pm)
- 22SunSpring equinox.
- 23MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (4:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Fri 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Mon 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 1, 7:15pm
- Last QuarterSun 8, 11:20am
- New MoonSun 15, 9:34pm
- First QuarterTue 24, 2:28am
Perigee 4 Sep (363,600 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 1.5 | 5:42am | 11:22am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 8:06am | 2:59pm | 9:53pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | −0.5 | 12:18am | 5:13am | 10:07am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.8 | 5:31pm | 11:54pm | 6:20am | All night |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 7:08am | 1:14pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 10:18am | 5:37pm | 1:00am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 2:40am | 7:29am | 12:17pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 2069
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 18 August 2026.