The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2076
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:12am)
- 4FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:25pm)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (11:00am)
- 8TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:42am)
- 15TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (9:30pm)
- 22TueSpring equinox.
- 23WedUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:41am | 5:59pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:13am |
| Thu 10 | 6:27am | 6:07pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Sun 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Wed 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:54pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 7:49pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 13, 10:40am
- Last QuarterSun 20, 11:11am
- New MoonMon 28, 3:30pm
Perigee 12 Sep (358,600 km) · Apogee 24 Sep (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.3 | 5:38am | 11:09am | 4:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.9 | 4:32am | 9:41am | 2:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.0 | 8:51am | 3:58pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:27am | 1:48pm | 8:10pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 10:54am | 6:11pm | 1:32am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:25pm | 7:45pm | 3:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 3:38am | 8:32am | 1:27pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.