The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2107
Highlights this month
- 18FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:13pm)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 22TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (11:53pm)
- 27SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:54am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Thu 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:33pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 44m | 8:44pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 3, 2:59am
- Full MoonWed 9, 5:31pm
- Last QuarterWed 16, 11:39pm
- New MoonFri 25, 3:09am
Perigee 7 Mar (360,600 km) · Apogee 19 Mar (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.2 | 5:22am | 12:08pm | 6:52pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 4:33am | 11:25am | 6:17pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 7:30am | 1:39pm | 7:49pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 11:22am | 4:36pm | 9:49pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 1:47am | 9:03am | 4:19pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 11:42am | 4:50pm | 9:58pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 7:57pm | 2:01am | 8:01am | All night |
The solar system — March 2107
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.