The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2074
Highlights this month
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (8:15am)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:27am)
- 16FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:21pm)
- 18SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:27pm)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 28WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:17am)
- 28WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:14am)
- 30FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 11:44am
- Full MoonTue 13, 8:03pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 11:02am
- New MoonWed 28, 1:25am
Apogee 3 Mar (405,200 km) · Perigee 15 Mar (362,400 km) · Apogee 31 Mar (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.1 | 5:21am | 12:06pm | 6:50pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:56am | 2:43pm | 8:30pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.6 | 6:10pm | 11:08pm | 4:10am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.2 | 5:16pm | 10:12pm | 3:11am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.3 | 11:00pm | 6:11am | 1:18pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 1:12am | 8:33am | 3:55pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 4:11pm | 9:00pm | 1:54am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2074
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 20 August 2026.