The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2082
Highlights this month
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 20FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:00am)
- 22SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:47pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (9:00pm)
- 31TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Fri 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 8, 6:24am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 15, 3:44am
- Last QuarterSat 21, 7:36pm
- New MoonSun 29, 8:11pm
Apogee 2 Mar (406,100 km) · Perigee 15 Mar (357,200 km) · Apogee 29 Mar (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 6:50am | 1:13pm | 7:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:59am | 2:45pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.8 | 1:01am | 8:24am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 8:19am | 2:15pm | 8:11pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 5:29am | 12:09pm | 6:48pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 3:47am | 10:47am | 5:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 5:15pm | 10:16pm | 3:20am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2082
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 26 August 2026.