The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2121
Highlights this month
- 14FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:12pm)
- 16SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:21am)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (8:58am)
- 21FriAutumn equinox.
- 23SunMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:13am)
- 25TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:17am)
- 25TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:28pm)
- 27ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (2:13pm)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:37am)
- 29SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 4, 9:01pm
- Last QuarterWed 12, 6:40pm
- New MoonWed 19, 10:23am
- First QuarterWed 26, 9:34am
Apogee 3 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Mar (357,700 km) · Apogee 31 Mar (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.8 | 6:13am | 12:46pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.5 | 5:15am | 11:36am | 5:57pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.5 | 5:55pm | 10:47pm | 3:43am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 4:26pm | 9:13pm | 2:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 2:50pm | 7:36pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 4:15pm | 9:00pm | 1:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 9:15pm | 3:55am | 10:32am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2121
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 9 September 2026.