The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2094
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (7:49am)
- 16ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:11am)
- 22WedSpring equinox.
- 22WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (3:04pm)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:32am)
- 29WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Mon 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Thu 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 4:11am
- New MoonFri 10, 6:36am
- First QuarterSat 18, 3:31am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 24, 6:36pm
Apogee 8 Sep (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Sep (358,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.7 | 6:59am | 1:32pm | 8:04pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 6:17am | 12:01pm | 5:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:17am | 10:34am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.5 | 9:51pm | 3:14am | 8:33am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 4:51am | 9:59am | 3:07pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:37pm | 12:45am | 6:49am | All night |
| Neptune | Leo | 8.0 | 5:40am | 11:08am | 4:37pm | Hidden |
The solar system — September 2094
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.