The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2119
Highlights this month
- 8FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:56am)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
- 23SatMercury and Mars in conjunction — 3° apart. (12:40pm)
- 26TueVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (9:16pm)
- 27WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:26pm | 5:16am |
| Sun 10 | 6:30am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Wed 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Sat 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 24m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 12:55pm
- First QuarterTue 12, 3:53pm
- Full MoonTue 19, 11:54am
- Last QuarterWed 27, 5:44am
Perigee 14 Sep (368,800 km) · Apogee 27 Sep (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:15am | 1:41pm | 8:07pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.4 | 4:06am | 9:17am | 2:29pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 7:35am | 2:02pm | 8:30pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.1 | 1:37am | 6:23am | 11:09am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 1:11am | 6:02am | 10:52am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 3:09am | 7:54am | 12:39pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 7:58am | 2:29pm | 8:59pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 2119
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 8 September 2026.