The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2110
Highlights this month
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:58am)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:40pm)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.9° apart. (7:47am)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:49pm)
- 18TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (12:33pm)
- 21FriAutumn equinox.
- 25TueVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (1:05am)
- 25TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:59pm)
- 29SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (7:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 35m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 7, 12:47am
- Last QuarterThu 13, 8:36pm
- New MoonFri 21, 12:51am
- First QuarterSat 29, 2:20am
Perigee 11 Mar (368,700 km) · Apogee 26 Mar (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.7 | 8:48am | 2:32pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.2 | 3:34am | 10:32am | 5:31pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | −0.3 | 10:15pm | 5:16am | 12:13pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 6:04pm | 11:13pm | 4:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 4:18am | 11:13am | 6:08pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 12:41pm | 5:38pm | 10:34pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 8:13pm | 2:25am | 8:33am | All night |
The solar system — March 2110
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.