The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2132
Highlights this month
- 5FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:26am)
- 6SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:01pm)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (3:27am)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (6:36am)
- 23TueSpring equinox.
- 29MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Sat 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Tue 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 7:01am
- New MoonWed 10, 3:37am
- First QuarterWed 17, 11:07pm
- Full MoonThu 25, 4:52pm
Perigee 4 Sep (369,300 km) · Apogee 17 Sep (404,700 km) · Perigee 30 Sep (368,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:12am | 1:37pm | 8:03pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 4:44am | 9:54am | 3:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 6:53am | 12:58pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.8 | 3:50am | 8:43am | 1:37pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 9:10am | 4:06pm | 11:03pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 6:03am | 11:42am | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 9:14am | 4:13pm | 11:12pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 2132
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 13 September 2026.