The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2126
Highlights this month
- 9MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:03pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (7:05am)
- 20FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:27am)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 23MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:25pm)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 2, 6:21am
- Last QuarterTue 10, 11:03am
- New MoonTue 17, 10:37am
- First QuarterTue 24, 1:51am
Apogee 5 Sep (405,900 km) · Perigee 18 Sep (357,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.1 | 7:17am | 1:49pm | 8:21pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 6:24am | 12:10pm | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:26am | 10:46am | 4:05pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.0 | 10:59am | 6:20pm | 1:44am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 6:20am | 12:01pm | 5:42pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 4:53am | 10:02am | 3:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 8:38am | 3:24pm | 10:11pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.