The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2098
Highlights this month
- 3WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:06am)
- 4ThuMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:39pm)
- 5FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:40am)
- 9TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:46pm)
- 22MonSpring equinox.
- 27SatSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Sat 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Tue 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 12:05am
- Full MoonThu 11, 3:35am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 7:39pm
- New MoonThu 25, 10:21am
Apogee 8 Sep (406,000 km) · Perigee 23 Sep (361,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 6:50am | 12:56pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.4 | 6:46am | 1:33pm | 8:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 6:18am | 12:04pm | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 5:48am | 11:20am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 6:56am | 12:56pm | 6:56pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 7:58pm | 1:45am | 7:29am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 8.0 | 6:02am | 11:40am | 5:19pm | Hidden |
The solar system — September 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.