The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2082
Highlights this month
- 2WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag −2.9). (4:42am)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:08pm)
- 10ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:48am)
- 15TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:31am)
- 18FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:37pm)
- 22TueSpring equinox.
- 26SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (12:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Sun 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Wed 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 7, 2:34pm
- Last QuarterTue 15, 6:31pm
- New MoonTue 22, 8:07pm
- First QuarterTue 29, 10:31am
Apogee 11 Sep (405,800 km) · Perigee 24 Sep (358,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 3.0 | 5:49am | 11:35am | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.5 | 7:01am | 1:53pm | 8:44pm | Evening |
| Mars | Aqr | −2.7 | 4:33pm | 11:22pm | 6:15am | All night |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.6 | 9:24pm | 2:53am | 8:18am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.4 | 4:30pm | 11:09pm | 5:52am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 2:30pm | 9:32pm | 4:39am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 4:24am | 9:28am | 2:31pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.