The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2133
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (1:56am)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:09pm)
- 10ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:56am)
- 12SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (7:33am)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:58am)
- 23WedSpring equinox.
- 25FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:13am)
- 27SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (4:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Sun 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Wed 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 8:22pm
- Full MoonMon 14, 11:57pm
- Last QuarterTue 22, 10:02am
- New MoonTue 29, 2:02am
Apogee 10 Sep (405,600 km) · Perigee 26 Sep (364,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.2 | 7:14am | 1:49pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Venus | Lib | −4.3 | 8:08am | 3:05pm | 10:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 0.0 | 1:20am | 6:06am | 10:53am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 5:12am | 10:29am | 3:45pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 9:45am | 4:51pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 6:15am | 12:00pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 9:22am | 4:23pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 2133
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.