The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2111
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (10:39pm)
- 8SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:21am)
- 14SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.3). (6:51am)
- 17TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:48pm)
- 21SatAutumn equinox.
- 24TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:41pm)
- 30MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:43am)
- 31TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (6:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:33pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 44m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 3, 5:29pm
- New MoonTue 10, 10:26am
- First QuarterTue 17, 9:49pm
- Full MoonWed 25, 11:04pm
Perigee 7 Mar (364,200 km) · Apogee 19 Mar (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 5.1 | 7:48am | 1:40pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.9 | 10:31am | 3:53pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.4 | 10:07am | 3:35pm | 9:03pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 7:36pm | 1:28am | 7:16am | All night |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 5:11am | 11:56am | 6:40pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 1:03pm | 5:56pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 8:19pm | 2:34am | 8:44am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2111
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 6 September 2026.