The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2130
Highlights this month
- 14TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (12:07am)
- 20MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:44pm)
- 21TueAutumn equinox.
- 27MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:52pm)
- 30ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:21pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 3, 4:30pm
- New MoonFri 10, 9:51am
- First QuarterFri 17, 5:28am
- Full MoonSat 25, 9:49am
Perigee 10 Mar (356,800 km) · Apogee 23 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.1 | 8:51am | 2:31pm | 8:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:15am | 2:57pm | 8:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 12:19pm | 5:16pm | 10:13pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:39am | 3:16pm | 8:53pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 9:21pm | 3:59am | 10:32am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 6:34pm | 12:00am | 5:23am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 10:13pm | 5:14am | 12:11pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2130
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.