The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2100
Highlights this month
- 2TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (4:59pm)
- 6SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:34am)
- 6SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (10:43pm)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (11:46pm)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:12am)
- 21SunAutumn equinox.
- 27SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 5:10pm
- New MoonThu 11, 9:34am
- First QuarterFri 19, 2:06pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 26, 12:04pm
Apogee 14 Mar (406,000 km) · Perigee 27 Mar (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.0 | 5:09am | 11:55am | 6:42pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −4.5 | 11:13am | 4:15pm | 9:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.1 | 1:26pm | 6:11pm | 10:55pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 8:44pm | 3:11am | 9:35am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 8:59pm | 3:28am | 9:53am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 9:25am | 3:03pm | 8:42pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 7:15pm | 1:00am | 6:41am | Evening |
The solar system — March 2100
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.