The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2081
Highlights this month
- 5WedMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (5:25am)
- 6ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:24pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:27pm)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.6° apart. (1:38am)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:50am)
- 20ThuAutumn equinox.
- 25TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Thu 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 2, 10:04pm
- New MoonTue 11, 2:18am
- First QuarterTue 18, 8:38pm
- Full MoonTue 25, 11:28am
Apogee 8 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (359,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.4 | 5:43am | 12:23pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.0 | 6:25am | 12:25pm | 6:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 11:09am | 4:20pm | 9:32pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 6:01am | 12:32pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 4:36am | 11:27am | 6:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 3:27am | 10:31am | 5:35pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 5:07pm | 10:05pm | 3:08am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2081
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 25 August 2026.