The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2115

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

8SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (1:05am)
9MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:04am)
17TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:47pm)
19ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:18am)
23MonSpring equinox.
25WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (9:22am)
27FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:09pm)
28SatMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:41am)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sun 1	6:43am	5:58pm	11h 14m	7:26pm	5:16am
Tue 10	6:30am	6:05pm	11h 36m	7:33pm	5:02am
Fri 20	6:14am	6:14pm	12h 00m	7:42pm	4:46am
Mon 30	5:58am	6:23pm	12h 24m	7:52pm	4:29am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

Perigee 15 Sep (365,400 km) · Apogee 27 Sep (404,900 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Leo	2.6	5:48am	11:32am	5:16pm	Hidden
Venus	Vir	−3.7	7:06am	1:15pm	7:25pm	Hidden
Mars	Vir	1.7	6:38am	12:32pm	6:27pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Sgr	−2.3	1:03pm	8:20pm	3:41am	Evening
Saturn	Psc	0.2	8:34pm	2:19am	8:00am	Morning
Uranus	Tau	5.7	1:57am	6:39am	11:21am	Morning
Neptune	Vir	8.0	7:37am	1:57pm	8:18pm	Evening

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.