The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2085
Highlights this month
- 1ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:13am)
- 1ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:49am)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (9:06am)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (2:23pm)
- 6TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:09pm)
- 11SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:53am)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 23FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:08am)
- 27TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:48am)
- 31SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (11:16pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:41pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 6:18pm
- Full MoonSun 11, 11:32pm
- Last QuarterMon 19, 11:53am
- New MoonMon 26, 3:35am
Apogee 7 Mar (405,800 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (362,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 4.1 | 6:43am | 12:52pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:28am | 1:38pm | 7:49pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.0 | 2:01pm | 6:40pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 3:28pm | 8:11pm | 12:57am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 8:08am | 2:10pm | 8:11pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:44am | 11:32am | 6:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 5:36pm | 10:42pm | 3:52am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2085
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 27 August 2026.