The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2128
Highlights this month
- 8WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (4:21pm)
- 11SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:15am)
- 19SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:50pm)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
- 27MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (5:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Mon 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Thu 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 2, 5:11pm
- Full MoonThu 9, 10:20am
- Last QuarterThu 16, 11:42pm
- New MoonFri 24, 11:03pm
Perigee 6 Sep (366,200 km) · Apogee 18 Sep (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 3.8 | 5:53am | 11:42am | 5:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 7:46am | 2:23pm | 8:59pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 5:56am | 11:31am | 5:05pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.7 | 4:33pm | 11:10pm | 5:51am | All night |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 7:14am | 1:22pm | 7:30pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 5:17am | 10:35am | 3:53pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 8:48am | 3:39pm | 10:30pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 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 12 September 2026.