The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2090
Highlights this month
- 2ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:13am)
- 8WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:59pm)
- 20MonAutumn equinox.
- 22WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:24am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:37am)
- 29WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:51pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Mon 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 8:47pm
- First QuarterThu 9, 7:31pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 16, 10:42am
- Last QuarterThu 23, 9:54am
- New MoonFri 31, 2:52pm
Perigee 15 Mar (357,600 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.0 | 8:41am | 2:27pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:02am | 2:47pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 6:41am | 1:02pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 11:40pm | 7:01am | 2:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 1:06pm | 6:03pm | 11:00pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 6:18am | 12:44pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 6:11pm | 11:28pm | 4:48am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2090
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 29 August 2026.