The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2127
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:33pm)
- 3WedThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (11:43am)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (11:52pm)
- 15MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:17pm)
- 23TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:26am)
- 23TueSpring equinox.
- 23TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:55pm)
- 24WedVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (12:36pm)
- 28SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 10 | 6:30am | 6:05pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Sat 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Tue 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 7, 1:13am
- First QuarterSat 13, 7:38pm
- Full MoonSun 21, 1:00am
- Last QuarterMon 29, 3:35am
Perigee 10 Sep (367,000 km) · Apogee 26 Sep (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.8 | 6:59am | 1:30pm | 8:00pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.4 | 4:06am | 9:17am | 2:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.5 | 11:08am | 6:44pm | 2:21am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.3 | 1:27pm | 8:41pm | 3:58am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 6:49am | 12:44pm | 6:38pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:07am | 10:20am | 3:33pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 8:45am | 3:34pm | 10:22pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 2127
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.