The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2110

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 12FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:50pm)
  • 23TueSpring equinox.
  • 23TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:55pm)
  • 25ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:46am)
  • 28SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:04am)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Mon 16:43am5:58pm11h 15m7:26pm5:15am
Wed 106:29am6:06pm11h 36m7:33pm5:02am
Sat 206:14am6:14pm12h 00m7:42pm4:46am
Tue 305:58am6:23pm12h 25m7:52pm4:29am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Last QuarterSat 6, 5:04pm
  • New MoonSun 14, 3:37pm
  • First QuarterSun 21, 2:29pm
  • Full MoonSun 28, 2:06pm

Apogee 7 Sep (404,800 km) · Perigee 21 Sep (369,900 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryLeo−1.56:12am11:51am5:29pmHidden
VenusLeo−3.86:21am12:05pm5:50pmHidden
MarsOph0.210:07am5:34pm1:03amEvening
JupiterLeo−1.56:00am11:36am5:12pmHidden
SaturnCap0.33:05pm10:03pm5:04amEvening
UranusTau5.712:15am5:06am9:57amMorning
NeptuneVir8.07:09am1:18pm7:26pmHidden

The solar system — September 2110

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 6 September 2026.