The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2078
Highlights this month
- 7WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:58pm)
- 12MonMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (6:11pm)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:52pm)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (6:22pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (7:35pm)
- 19MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:54pm)
- 23FriSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Tue 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Fri 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 5:57pm
- First QuarterWed 14, 9:27pm
- Full MoonThu 22, 3:40am
- Last QuarterWed 28, 6:57pm
Apogee 12 Sep (405,300 km) · Perigee 24 Sep (361,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.1 | 6:43am | 12:43pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 6:14am | 11:57am | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 0.4 | 9:49am | 5:13pm | 12:38am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.8 | 9:54am | 5:08pm | 12:25am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 12:32pm | 7:50pm | 3:12am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 1:07pm | 8:23pm | 3:43am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 3:56am | 8:52am | 1:49pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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 22 August 2026.