The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2083
Highlights this month
- 2TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:20pm)
- 4ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:32am)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (10:46pm)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 24WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:59am)
- 29MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (12:18pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 4, 6:36pm
- Last QuarterThu 11, 11:14am
- New MoonThu 18, 9:02pm
- First QuarterSat 27, 12:48am
Perigee 7 Mar (365,400 km) · Apogee 23 Mar (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.4 | 8:11am | 2:08pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 4:27am | 11:20am | 6:12pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.2 | 12:32pm | 5:26pm | 10:20pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 10:39am | 4:02pm | 9:24pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 6:22am | 12:50pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:07am | 11:04am | 6:00pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 5:24pm | 10:26pm | 3:32am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2083
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.