The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2112
Highlights this month
- 12SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:19am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:36pm)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
- 21MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:22am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (11:15am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:39pm)
- 27SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (12:27am)
- 29TueMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (10:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 5, 9:35pm
- Full MoonMon 14, 2:20am
- Last QuarterMon 21, 7:52pm
- New MoonMon 28, 10:56am
Apogee 11 Mar (406,100 km) · Perigee 26 Mar (359,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.7 | 5:23am | 11:58am | 6:34pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:04am | 12:36pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 0.4 | 11:49pm | 7:11am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 8:55pm | 3:28am | 9:58am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 6:01am | 12:34pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 1:20pm | 6:10pm | 11:00pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 8:22pm | 2:39am | 8:52am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2112
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.