The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2074
Highlights this month
- 8SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:57am)
- 15SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:12pm)
- 17MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:43pm)
- 21FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:21am)
- 23SunSpring equinox.
- 25TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Thu 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Sun 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 5, 11:13pm
- Last QuarterThu 13, 10:20pm
- New MoonFri 21, 11:34am
- First QuarterFri 28, 3:59am
Apogee 12 Sep (404,900 km) · Perigee 24 Sep (365,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.4 | 7:08am | 1:43pm | 8:19pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 7:08am | 2:01pm | 8:55pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.4 | 8:11am | 2:59pm | 9:48pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 5:31am | 10:55am | 4:19pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 9:37am | 4:42pm | 11:46pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 11:48am | 7:10pm | 2:37am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 3:24am | 8:16am | 1:08pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.