The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2125
Highlights this month
- 2FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:32pm)
- 14WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:56pm)
- 15ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:25am)
- 18SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:02pm)
- 21WedAutumn equinox.
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:44pm)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (1:26pm)
- 30FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (12:56am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 5, 5:56pm
- First QuarterTue 13, 11:27am
- Full MoonTue 20, 1:50am
- Last QuarterTue 27, 7:01am
Apogee 2 Mar (406,100 km) · Perigee 18 Mar (360,200 km) · Apogee 30 Mar (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.1 | 5:37am | 12:08pm | 6:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:41am | 1:49pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −0.6 | 9:35pm | 4:21am | 11:02am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.0 | 10:40pm | 5:50am | 12:57pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.0 | 6:21pm | 11:35pm | 4:54am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 5:22pm | 10:19pm | 3:21am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 9:39pm | 4:29am | 11:15am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2125
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.