The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2112
Highlights this month
- 6TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 0.4). (1:43am)
- 6TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:21pm)
- 17SatVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (10:17pm)
- 20TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:19pm)
- 23FriSpring equinox.
- 24SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:03am)
- 28WedMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:00pm)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Tue 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Fri 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 6, 6:40pm
- Last QuarterTue 13, 11:28am
- New MoonWed 21, 1:31pm
- First QuarterThu 29, 11:19am
Perigee 6 Sep (356,700 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.2 | 7:08am | 1:29pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 7:44am | 2:19pm | 8:54pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −1.1 | 12:09pm | 7:45pm | 3:23am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:55am | 2:29pm | 9:03pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.4 | 5:10pm | 11:40pm | 6:14am | All night |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 12:55am | 5:40am | 10:26am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 7:18am | 1:31pm | 7:44pm | Hidden |
The solar system — September 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.