The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2089

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

Highlights this month

  • 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (2:31pm)
  • 4FriVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:36am)
  • 4FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:21pm)
  • 13SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:07pm)
  • 13SunMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:58pm)
  • 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (10:48am)
  • 20SunAutumn equinox.
  • 23WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:32am)
  • 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (10:05pm)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Tue 17:04am7:59pm12h 55m9:31pm5:32am
Thu 107:13am7:46pm12h 33m9:16pm5:43am
Sun 207:23am7:31pm12h 08m8:59pm5:54am
Thu 317:33am7:14pm11h 41m8:41pm6:06am

Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Last QuarterFri 4, 4:09pm
  • New MoonSat 12, 7:25pm
  • First QuarterSun 20, 2:36am
  • Full MoonSat 26, 8:22pm

Apogee 7 Mar (405,400 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (366,400 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryPsc−1.87:26am1:37pm7:48pmHidden
VenusAqr−4.26:08am12:13pm6:18pmHidden
MarsCnc−0.35:25pm10:10pm2:59amEvening
JupiterLib−2.19:55pm4:54am11:49amMorning
SaturnAri0.112:02pm5:10pm10:18pmEvening
UranusAqr6.05:59am12:29pm7:00pmHidden
NeptuneLeo7.86:04pm11:18pm4:36amEvening

The solar system — March 2089

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 28 August 2026.