The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2077
Highlights this month
- 8WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:22am)
- 20MonVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (5:27am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (5:50pm)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (8:54pm)
- 22WedSpring equinox.
- 24FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:57pm)
- 25SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:27pm)
- 28TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:13am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Mon 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Thu 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 3, 3:32am
- Last QuarterThu 9, 6:37pm
- New MoonFri 17, 3:53pm
- First QuarterSat 25, 6:20pm
Perigee 4 Sep (357,700 km) · Apogee 18 Sep (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.5 | 6:09am | 11:48am | 5:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 8:06am | 3:00pm | 9:55pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 4:55am | 10:03am | 3:12pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:31am | 3:21pm | 10:10pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 11:41am | 7:00pm | 2:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:46pm | 8:04pm | 3:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 3:47am | 8:43am | 1:38pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.