The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2097
Highlights this month
- 1FriVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:44pm)
- 5TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.3). (9:30am)
- 5TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:36pm)
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:19am)
- 14ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (3:40pm)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 20WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:13pm)
- 21ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:42pm)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:30pm)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:10pm)
- 30SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:06am)
- 31SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 6, 1:52pm
- New MoonThu 14, 9:03am
- First QuarterThu 21, 6:18am
- Full MoonThu 28, 8:30am
Apogee 6 Mar (404,700 km) · Perigee 19 Mar (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.2 | 8:52am | 2:31pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.3 | 5:52am | 12:02pm | 6:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.6 | 12:25am | 7:48am | 3:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 3:47pm | 8:30pm | 1:17am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 7:13pm | 12:54am | 6:30am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 8:26am | 2:19pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 6:54pm | 12:31am | 6:05am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2097
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.