The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2123
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (10:02pm)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:31am)
- 16TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.3). (12:15am)
- 18ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (11:18am)
- 21SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (9:33am)
- 21SunAutumn equinox.
- 27SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:52pm)
- 28SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Wed 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:33pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 44m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 11:27am
- Full MoonFri 12, 4:28pm
- Last QuarterSat 20, 7:00pm
- New MoonSun 28, 3:27am
Perigee 2 Mar (368,100 km) · Apogee 18 Mar (405,100 km) · Perigee 30 Mar (362,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.9 | 8:41am | 2:28pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:39am | 11:30am | 6:21pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −1.3 | 7:51pm | 1:40am | 7:24am | All night |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 7:47pm | 1:45am | 7:40am | All night |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 4:48pm | 9:39pm | 2:34am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 4:52pm | 9:42pm | 2:36am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 9:29pm | 4:14am | 10:55am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2123
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 10 September 2026.