The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2088

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 5SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:20pm)
  • 7TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (7:45am)
  • 8WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:37pm)
  • 11SatVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (8:00pm)
  • 17FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:50pm)
  • 18SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.0° apart. (3:31am)
  • 19SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:37am)
  • 22WedSpring equinox.
  • 27MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:20pm)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Wed 16:41am5:59pm11h 18m7:27pm5:13am
Fri 106:27am6:07pm11h 39m7:34pm5:00am
Mon 206:12am6:15pm12h 04m7:44pm4:43am
Thu 305:56am6:24pm12h 28m7:54pm4:26am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Full MoonWed 1, 1:03pm
  • Last QuarterWed 8, 4:46pm
  • New MoonWed 15, 11:59am
  • First QuarterThu 23, 6:33am

Perigee 10 Sep (368,700 km) · Apogee 23 Sep (404,700 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryVir4.16:23am12:37pm6:50pmHidden
VenusVir−3.77:40am2:13pm8:48pmEvening
MarsGem0.92:58am7:43am12:27pmMorning
JupiterVir−1.57:35am2:01pm8:26pmEvening
SaturnTau−0.111:14pm4:23am9:29amMorning
UranusAqr5.84:32pm11:07pm5:46amAll night
NeptuneLeo7.95:02am10:17am3:33pmHidden

The solar system — September 2088

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Open the full interactive orrery ↗ — fast-forward, pick any date, toggle the Moon and more.

Looking for an earlier month? Browse all past monthly guides →

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 28 August 2026.