The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2093
Highlights this month
- 4WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:05am)
- 4WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:19pm)
- 8SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (6:41am)
- 13FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (4:32am)
- 14SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:00am)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:47am)
- 18WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:50am)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 25WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 1.0° apart. (3:53pm)
- 29SunMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (5:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Fri 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 5, 2:28pm
- Full MoonFri 13, 3:12pm
- Last QuarterFri 20, 4:06pm
- New MoonFri 27, 2:19pm
Apogee 7 Mar (404,900 km) · Perigee 21 Mar (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.1 | 5:02am | 11:48am | 6:33pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:31am | 1:41pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.8 | 9:08pm | 3:42am | 10:12am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 6:20am | 12:46pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 4:10pm | 8:57pm | 1:48am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 7:13am | 1:24pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 6:30pm | 11:57pm | 5:21am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2093
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 30 August 2026.