The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2124
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (7:03pm)
- 4SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:52pm)
- 10FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:11am)
- 19SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:18pm)
- 20MonAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 1:22am
- Last QuarterWed 8, 2:27pm
- New MoonThu 16, 2:24pm
- First QuarterThu 23, 3:55pm
- Full MoonThu 30, 1:26pm
Apogee 9 Mar (404,900 km) · Perigee 24 Mar (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 3.7 | 8:05am | 1:52pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.6 | 11:09am | 4:11pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 8:18am | 2:14pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 9:07pm | 3:45am | 10:20am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.1 | 5:36pm | 10:36pm | 3:41am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 5:05pm | 9:59pm | 2:56am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 9:32pm | 4:20am | 11:03am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2124
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.