The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2131
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:15pm)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:50pm)
- 13TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:21am)
- 18SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:25pm)
- 21WedAutumn equinox.
- 24SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (7:51pm)
- 25SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:34pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:26am)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (8:36pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Sat 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 4:34pm
- Full MoonWed 14, 9:28am
- Last QuarterThu 22, 1:36pm
- New MoonThu 29, 11:27am
Perigee 1 Mar (360,900 km) · Apogee 17 Mar (406,000 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 5.6 | 7:03am | 1:08pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:41am | 11:32am | 6:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.1 | 2:16am | 9:34am | 4:52pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 12:04pm | 5:09pm | 10:14pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 9:56pm | 4:48am | 11:35am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 6:48pm | 12:20am | 5:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 10:21pm | 5:24am | 12:22pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2131
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.