The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2072
Highlights this month
- 8TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:25am)
- 9WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:19am)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
- 20SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:14pm)
- 23WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:06am)
- 25FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:52am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 32m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 07m | 8:59pm | 5:55am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 5, 2:17am
- Last QuarterSat 12, 2:17am
- New MoonSun 20, 7:25am
- First QuarterSun 27, 8:53pm
Perigee 4 Mar (357,900 km) · Apogee 16 Mar (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 2.6 | 6:17am | 12:34pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 5:51am | 12:26pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.2 | 4:18pm | 8:52pm | 1:29am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 12:43pm | 5:40pm | 10:37pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 9:44pm | 4:34am | 11:19am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:32am | 7:55am | 3:18pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 3:51pm | 8:39pm | 1:31am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2072
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.