The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2086
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (9:41am)
- 22SunSpring equinox.
- 28SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:33pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 8, 11:16am
- First QuarterMon 16, 3:18pm
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 23, 11:23am
- Last QuarterMon 30, 3:51am
Apogee 11 Sep (406,100 km) · Perigee 23 Sep (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:13am | 1:39pm | 8:06pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 6:16am | 11:59am | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.2 | 1:36am | 6:21am | 11:06am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 5:40am | 11:08am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 8:57pm | 2:36am | 8:10am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 3:53pm | 10:38pm | 5:27am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 4:51am | 10:02am | 3:14pm | Hidden |
The solar system — September 2086
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.