The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2108
Highlights this month
- 1SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:30pm)
- 3MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (3:40am)
- 3MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:45am)
- 15SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:23pm)
- 23SunSpring equinox.
- 24MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:19am)
- 27ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:30am)
- 27ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:52pm)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (12:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Thu 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Sun 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 6, 2:48am
- First QuarterWed 12, 6:11pm
- Full MoonThu 20, 3:42pm
- Last QuarterFri 28, 5:30pm
Perigee 7 Sep (357,700 km) · Apogee 21 Sep (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 6.5 | 6:09am | 12:12pm | 6:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.9 | 4:39am | 9:48am | 2:57pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.9 | 9:04am | 4:14pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.8 | 3:22am | 8:10am | 12:59pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 1:06pm | 8:21pm | 3:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 11:28pm | 4:29am | 9:26am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:57am | 1:00pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
The solar system — September 2108
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 5 September 2026.