The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2085
Highlights this month
- 15SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:55am)
- 22SatSpring equinox.
- 23SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (12:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:41am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Thu 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Sun 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 28m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 4, 10:42am
- Last QuarterTue 11, 7:10am
- New MoonWed 19, 11:10am
- First QuarterThu 27, 4:20am
Perigee 4 Sep (357,200 km) · Apogee 16 Sep (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 6:54am | 1:03pm | 7:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −4.1 | 8:06am | 3:01pm | 9:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 6:56am | 1:04pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 4:27am | 9:29am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.3 | 7:47pm | 1:42am | 7:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 3:32pm | 10:21pm | 5:14am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 4:44am | 9:53am | 3:02pm | Hidden |
The solar system — September 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.