The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2128
Highlights this month
- 5FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:46pm)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (2:25am)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 22MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:15am)
- 26FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.4). (4:47pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (7:46am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 1, 6:45pm
- First QuarterTue 9, 1:37pm
- Full MoonWed 17, 8:55am
- Last QuarterWed 24, 5:15am
- New MoonWed 31, 8:32am
Apogee 9 Mar (404,700 km) · Perigee 22 Mar (369,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.3 | 6:45am | 1:09pm | 7:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:10am | 12:41pm | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 10:56am | 4:11pm | 9:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 5:03am | 11:47am | 6:31pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 8:12pm | 2:19am | 8:21am | All night |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 6:05pm | 11:16pm | 4:32am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 9:58pm | 4:54am | 11:47am | Morning |
The solar system — March 2128
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.