The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2071
Highlights this month
- 6FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (3:25am)
- 9MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (10:13pm)
- 16MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:30pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (2:48am)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 21SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:35pm)
- 26ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:33pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:52am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 11:33am
- First QuarterMon 9, 5:59pm
- Full MoonMon 16, 12:20pm
- Last QuarterTue 24, 4:34am
Perigee 12 Mar (367,000 km) · Apogee 24 Mar (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.8 | 8:42am | 2:22pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.9 | 10:21am | 3:44pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 4:29am | 11:23am | 6:17pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 10:19am | 3:46pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 9:13pm | 3:49am | 10:20am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:17am | 7:40am | 3:02pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 3:45pm | 8:32pm | 1:24am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2071
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.