The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2138
Highlights this month
- 6SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (10:37pm)
- 9TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (3:59pm)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:12am)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:33pm)
- 21SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:49pm)
- 23TueSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:01am |
| Sat 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Tue 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 4, 11:03pm
- First QuarterFri 12, 6:30pm
- Full MoonFri 19, 9:38am
- Last QuarterFri 26, 10:11am
Apogee 3 Sep (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Sep (358,800 km) · Apogee 30 Sep (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.4 | 7:03am | 1:17pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 6:08am | 12:37pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 8:30am | 3:26pm | 10:22pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.0 | 11:16am | 6:38pm | 2:04am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.3 | 1:40pm | 8:51pm | 4:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 7:10am | 1:23pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 9:59am | 5:08pm | 12:20am | Evening |
The solar system — September 2138
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.