The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2072
Highlights this month
- 6TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:40am)
- 7WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:38pm)
- 14WedVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (7:42pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:04pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (11:11pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:52am)
- 22ThuSpring equinox.
- 30FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (6:11am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:41am | 5:59pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 10 | 6:27am | 6:06pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Tue 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Fri 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 6, 2:27am
- New MoonMon 12, 7:09pm
- First QuarterMon 19, 2:56pm
- Full MoonTue 27, 6:49pm
Perigee 12 Sep (356,900 km) · Apogee 25 Sep (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 6:58am | 1:10pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:38am | 2:09pm | 8:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 7:36am | 2:08pm | 8:39pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 2:31am | 7:16am | 12:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.6 | 8:31am | 3:15pm | 9:58pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 11:08am | 6:31pm | 1:58am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 3:06am | 7:56am | 12:46pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.