The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2084
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (1:14am)
- 6MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (10:51am)
- 11SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (6:54pm)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:04am)
- 14TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:18am)
- 18SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:52pm)
- 20MonAutumn equinox.
- 28TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:30pm)
- 31FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 32m | 9:15pm | 5:43am |
| Mon 20 | 7:23am | 7:30pm | 12h 07m | 8:59pm | 5:55am |
| Fri 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 7, 4:04am
- First QuarterTue 14, 9:06pm
- Full MoonWed 22, 5:55pm
- Last QuarterWed 29, 3:05pm
Perigee 2 Mar (367,700 km) · Apogee 15 Mar (404,700 km) · Perigee 28 Mar (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.3 | 8:49am | 2:27pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.5 | 11:15am | 4:17pm | 9:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.1 | 2:30am | 9:45am | 5:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 1:04pm | 5:57pm | 10:51pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 7:13am | 1:28pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:24am | 11:16am | 6:08pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 5:28pm | 10:32pm | 3:40am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2084
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.