The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2091
Highlights this month
- 5MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (10:19am)
- 6TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:02am)
- 6TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:57pm)
- 7WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (7:06am)
- 11SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:44pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:35pm)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (2:34pm)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 21WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:30pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 6, 2:59am
- Last QuarterMon 12, 5:59pm
- New MoonTue 20, 2:51pm
- First QuarterWed 28, 5:39pm
Perigee 7 Mar (358,700 km) · Apogee 22 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 2.6 | 8:18am | 2:02pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 4:30am | 11:22am | 6:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −1.1 | 7:21pm | 12:55am | 6:24am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 1:49am | 9:06am | 4:23pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 2:11pm | 7:00pm | 11:49pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 6:38am | 12:59pm | 7:20pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 6:19pm | 11:38pm | 5:00am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2091
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.