The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2106
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:43am)
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (10:34am)
- 4SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:44am)
- 4SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:25pm)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:47am)
- 8WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:15am)
- 17FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (11:25pm)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
- 24FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:09am)
- 24FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:29pm)
- 29WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (8:15pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Mon 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Thu 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 6:48pm
- Full MoonMon 13, 8:13pm
- Last QuarterTue 21, 12:55am
- New MoonMon 27, 7:39pm
Apogee 8 Sep (405,100 km) · Perigee 23 Sep (368,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.0 | 7:16am | 1:44pm | 8:13pm | Evening |
| Venus | Vir | −4.3 | 6:43am | 1:27pm | 8:10pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 8:21am | 3:13pm | 10:05pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.5 | 10:21pm | 3:38am | 8:51am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 11:26am | 6:45pm | 2:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 10:48pm | 3:57am | 9:02am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:48am | 12:47pm | 6:45pm | Hidden |
The solar system — September 2106
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 4 September 2026.