The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2096
Highlights this month
- 1ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (6:34pm)
- 5MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:34pm)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:18am)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 25SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:54pm)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (7:24am)
- 31SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (10:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 54m | 9:30pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 32m | 9:15pm | 5:44am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:30pm | 12h 07m | 8:58pm | 5:55am |
| Sat 31 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 2:19am
- Full MoonFri 9, 12:37pm
- Last QuarterSat 17, 5:22pm
- New MoonSat 24, 8:02pm
- First QuarterSat 31, 11:22am
Apogee 13 Mar (405,600 km) · Perigee 26 Mar (359,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.5 | 8:03am | 2:02pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:00am | 12:32pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 10:37am | 3:56pm | 9:15pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 1:24pm | 6:15pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 6:34pm | 11:58pm | 5:18am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 8:07am | 2:05pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 6:47pm | 12:22am | 5:53am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2096
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 31 August 2026.