The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2098
Highlights this month
- 2SunNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (2:07am)
- 4TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:54am)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (2:15pm)
- 14FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:40am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:13pm)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (8:19pm)
- 18TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.5). (4:27pm)
- 20ThuAutumn equinox.
- 26WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:17am)
- 31MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (4:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Thu 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 3, 3:04pm
- First QuarterTue 11, 3:08am
- Full MoonMon 17, 6:44pm
- Last QuarterTue 25, 5:30am
Perigee 15 Mar (363,400 km) · Apogee 27 Mar (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 6.1 | 7:11am | 1:13pm | 7:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:05am | 2:49pm | 8:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 11:59am | 5:00pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.2 | 5:46pm | 10:50pm | 3:58am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 7:50pm | 1:47am | 7:40am | All night |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 8:46am | 2:34pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 7:01pm | 12:41am | 6:17am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2098
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 1 September 2026.