The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2083
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:17pm)
- 9ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (2:02pm)
- 11SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 0.5). (2:31am)
- 19SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:03am)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
- 30ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Mon 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Thu 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 4:24pm
- New MoonSun 12, 10:11am
- First QuarterSun 19, 4:57am
- Full MoonSun 26, 9:26am
Apogee 4 Sep (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Sep (367,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.9 | 5:47am | 11:17am | 4:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:00am | 1:07pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 6:29am | 12:21pm | 6:13pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 12:30am | 5:21am | 10:13am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.5 | 5:36pm | 12:00am | 6:27am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 2:52pm | 9:50pm | 4:52am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 4:32am | 9:38am | 2:43pm | Morning |
The solar system — September 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.