The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2076
Highlights this month
- 8SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (7:45pm)
- 10TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:06pm)
- 19ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.3). (7:46pm)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 21SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (12:18am)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:23pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (8:44pm)
- 30MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (12:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 32m | 9:15pm | 5:43am |
| Fri 20 | 7:23am | 7:30pm | 12h 07m | 8:59pm | 5:55am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 6:21pm
- First QuarterThu 12, 11:46pm
- Full MoonSat 21, 3:43am
- Last QuarterSat 28, 11:33am
Perigee 4 Mar (360,500 km) · Apogee 16 Mar (405,500 km) · Perigee 31 Mar (365,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.7 | 7:40am | 1:47pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.4 | 11:15am | 4:17pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.2 | 8:01pm | 1:58am | 7:51am | All night |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 8:16pm | 2:32am | 8:44am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 12:27am | 7:44am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 1:48am | 9:07am | 4:25pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 4:26pm | 9:17pm | 2:13am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2076
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 21 August 2026.