The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2104
Highlights this month
- 8SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (6:50am)
- 14FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:18pm)
- 15SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (4:19pm)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:23am)
- 20ThuAutumn equinox.
- 23SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:58pm)
- 24MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (3:50am)
- 24MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 4, 9:15am
- Full MoonWed 12, 7:00am
- Last QuarterThu 20, 9:31am
- New MoonThu 27, 3:25am
Apogee 13 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Mar (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.3 | 8:35am | 2:16pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:01am | 12:34pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.0 | 4:45pm | 9:22pm | 2:02am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 4:25am | 11:17am | 6:10pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 11:25pm | 6:40am | 1:51pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 10:41am | 4:01pm | 9:22pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 7:37pm | 1:33am | 7:25am | All night |
The solar system — March 2104
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 3 September 2026.