The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2114
Highlights this month
- 5WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:00pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (3:18am)
- 12WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:27pm)
- 13ThuMercury and Venus in conjunction — 4° apart. (7:00am)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (9:25pm)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:42pm)
- 21FriMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (3:13am)
- 23SunSpring equinox.
- 26WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:16am)
- 28FriVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:06pm)
- 30SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Thu 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Sun 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 7, 4:30pm
- Full MoonSat 15, 9:16am
- Last QuarterSat 22, 4:26am
- New MoonSat 29, 8:31am
Apogee 7 Sep (404,700 km) · Perigee 19 Sep (367,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.3 | 6:50am | 1:17pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.2 | 6:35am | 1:15pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −2.8 | 6:29pm | 12:53am | 7:12am | All night |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 10:42am | 6:02pm | 1:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.4 | 7:25pm | 1:26am | 7:24am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 1:36am | 6:19am | 11:02am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 7:30am | 1:49pm | 8:07pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 2114
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 7 September 2026.