The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2101
Highlights this month
- 2WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:50pm)
- 9WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (9:04am)
- 10ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:32am)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 26SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.0° apart. (1:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 8, 12:51pm
- Full MoonWed 16, 2:52am
- Last QuarterTue 22, 7:49pm
- New MoonWed 30, 4:36am
Apogee 7 Mar (404,800 km) · Perigee 19 Mar (366,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.5 | 5:55am | 12:33pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:32am | 1:42pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 3:23am | 10:31am | 5:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.0 | 10:13pm | 5:16am | 12:15pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 9:34pm | 4:18am | 10:57am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 9:44am | 3:19pm | 8:53pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 7:21pm | 1:09am | 6:53am | All night |
The solar system — March 2101
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 2 September 2026.