The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2071
Highlights this month
- 2WedUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:03am)
- 15TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:07am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:07am)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (8:40pm)
- 23WedSpring equinox.
- 25FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:39am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (6:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Sun 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Wed 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 1, 9:13pm
- Full MoonThu 10, 12:53am
- Last QuarterThu 17, 11:13am
- New MoonThu 24, 3:24am
Apogee 5 Sep (405,600 km) · Perigee 21 Sep (364,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.7 | 6:30am | 12:20pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.6 | 4:08am | 9:25am | 2:42pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 0.5 | 2:13am | 6:56am | 11:40am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.3 | 12:07am | 5:01am | 9:56am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 8:05am | 2:36pm | 9:08pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 10:53am | 6:16pm | 1:42am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 3:00am | 7:49am | 12:38pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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 19 August 2026.