The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2078
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (1:52pm)
- 3ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (4:57pm)
- 4FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (3:11pm)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:37am)
- 8TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:34pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (12:47am)
- 18FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:41pm)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
- 21MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:01am)
- 31ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:52am)
- 31ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:20pm)
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 9:51am
- New MoonMon 14, 11:43am
- First QuarterMon 21, 3:10am
- Full MoonMon 28, 10:03pm
Apogee 3 Mar (405,700 km) · Perigee 15 Mar (359,300 km) · Apogee 30 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 4.6 | 7:55am | 1:45pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.3 | 3:32am | 10:30am | 5:26pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | −0.5 | 9:49pm | 4:42am | 11:30am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 11:24pm | 6:43am | 1:59pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 2:03am | 9:18am | 4:32pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:29am | 9:43am | 4:56pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 4:44pm | 9:38pm | 2:36am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2078
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.