The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2126
Highlights this month
- 1FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.1). (4:15am)
- 12TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (10:00am)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:32pm)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (9:59am)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 10:10pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 9, 5:53pm
- Last QuarterSat 16, 10:59am
- New MoonSun 24, 11:49am
Perigee 10 Mar (357,000 km) · Apogee 24 Mar (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 5:01am | 11:48am | 6:35pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −4.2 | 3:36am | 10:35am | 5:33pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.4 | 9:36am | 3:12pm | 8:48pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 12:37am | 7:57am | 3:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.2 | 7:03pm | 12:36am | 6:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 5:38pm | 10:40pm | 3:46am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 9:47pm | 4:39am | 11:27am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2126
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 11 September 2026.