The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2125
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.2° apart. (1:58pm)
- 3MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (8:34pm)
- 4TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:11am)
- 23SunSpring equinox.
- 29SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (11:34am)
- 29SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (3:07pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Thu 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Sun 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 5, 4:10am
- Full MoonThu 13, 5:48am
- Last QuarterFri 21, 3:03am
- New MoonThu 27, 5:48pm
Apogee 11 Sep (406,200 km) · Perigee 26 Sep (358,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.3 | 7:06am | 1:23pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −4.2 | 8:08am | 3:04pm | 10:01pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sco | 0.5 | 9:39am | 5:00pm | 12:22am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 9:17am | 4:21pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 5:48am | 11:16am | 4:44pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 4:39am | 9:43am | 2:47pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 8:31am | 3:15pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.