The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2103
Highlights this month
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (6:01am)
- 7WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:58am)
- 13TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:08am)
- 14WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (5:52am)
- 21WedAutumn equinox.
- 25SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (10:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Sat 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 7:22am | 7:33pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 44m | 8:44pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 2, 10:22am
- New MoonFri 9, 1:59am
- First QuarterFri 16, 1:59am
- Full MoonSat 24, 7:08am
- Last QuarterSat 31, 8:14pm
Perigee 8 Mar (358,000 km) · Apogee 20 Mar (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.2 | 8:25am | 2:19pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.9 | 10:29am | 3:51pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 4:48am | 11:38am | 6:28pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 2:11am | 9:26am | 4:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.3 | 10:48pm | 5:55am | 12:58pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 10:24am | 3:49pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 7:35pm | 1:28am | 7:17am | All night |
The solar system — March 2103
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.