The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2135
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (8:06am)
- 6SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:39pm)
- 12SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:25pm)
- 15TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:30pm)
- 16WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.3). (3:10am)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 22TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (5:06pm)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (1:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Thu 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 8:58am
- New MoonTue 15, 6:23am
- First QuarterWed 23, 9:23am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 30, 2:46am
Perigee 1 Mar (358,200 km) · Apogee 16 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.8 | 7:14am | 1:30pm | 7:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 10:39am | 3:58pm | 9:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 5:06am | 11:52am | 6:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 7:59pm | 2:03am | 8:03am | All night |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 12:40am | 7:57am | 3:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.3 | 7:37pm | 1:34am | 7:27am | All night |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 10:50pm | 5:59am | 1:05pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2135
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.