The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2135
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:59am)
- 4SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:23pm)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (2:25am)
- 13TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:28am)
- 20TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:18pm)
- 20TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (10:42pm)
- 22ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (3:58am)
- 23FriSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Tue 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Fri 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 1, 6:38am
- New MoonThu 8, 10:18am
- First QuarterThu 15, 1:18am
- Full MoonThu 22, 5:45pm
- Last QuarterFri 30, 10:02pm
Perigee 10 Sep (359,900 km) · Apogee 25 Sep (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.7 | 5:40am | 11:15am | 4:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.4 | 4:06am | 9:16am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 0.8 | 2:50am | 7:33am | 12:17pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:15am | 1:28pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 11:07am | 6:25pm | 1:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 6:39am | 12:34pm | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 9:38am | 4:42pm | 11:46pm | Evening |
The solar system — September 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 14 September 2026.