The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2077
Highlights this month
- 9TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:03am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (5:38pm)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:11am)
- 19FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (4:17am)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 26FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 3:13am
- Full MoonWed 10, 4:44am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 4:03am
- New MoonWed 24, 7:26pm
- First QuarterWed 31, 6:07pm
Apogee 9 Mar (406,300 km) · Perigee 24 Mar (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.7 | 8:48am | 2:31pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:25am | 1:36pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 8:31am | 2:23pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.1 | 9:42pm | 4:36am | 11:26am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 1:14am | 8:31am | 3:49pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:08am | 9:25am | 4:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 4:35pm | 9:28pm | 2:24am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2077
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.