The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2075
Highlights this month
- 3TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:03pm)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (9:28pm)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (4:39am)
- 17TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:27pm)
- 18WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:25am)
- 20FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:15am)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 25WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 6:37pm
- New MoonTue 10, 9:09pm
- First QuarterWed 18, 1:27am
- Full MoonTue 24, 8:28pm
Apogee 5 Sep (405,100 km) · Perigee 20 Sep (368,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 5.5 | 6:16am | 12:24pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 6:59am | 1:05pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.5 | 4:15am | 9:11am | 2:06pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 6:32am | 12:24pm | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 10:16am | 5:28pm | 12:43am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:08pm | 7:30pm | 2:55am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 3:33am | 8:26am | 1:19pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 2075
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.