The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2124
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (8:41pm)
- 8FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:19pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:37pm)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Wed 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Sat 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 2, 2:33am
- New MoonFri 8, 5:26pm
- First QuarterSat 16, 1:30am
- Full MoonSun 24, 3:29am
Perigee 6 Sep (362,400 km) · Apogee 18 Sep (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.2 | 6:41am | 12:39pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.9 | 4:42am | 9:52am | 3:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 4:50am | 9:56am | 3:02pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 8:04am | 2:41pm | 9:19pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 5:14am | 10:29am | 3:44pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 4:24am | 9:24am | 2:24pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 8:24am | 3:06pm | 9:48pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.