The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2139
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:39am)
- 6FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (6:50pm)
- 15SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:24am)
- 15SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (10:15am)
- 20FriMercury and Venus in conjunction — 3° apart. (5:22pm)
- 21SatAutumn equinox.
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (12:17pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (3:16am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:20pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (1:11am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 36m | 9:18pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 11m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 31 | 7:32am | 7:16pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 1, 9:14am
- First QuarterSun 8, 2:16am
- Full MoonMon 16, 4:35am
- Last QuarterTue 24, 2:47am
- New MoonMon 30, 6:40pm
Perigee 1 Mar (356,800 km) · Apogee 15 Mar (406,300 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 5:00am | 11:47am | 6:33pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:44am | 11:34am | 6:24pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 7:47am | 1:52pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 3:07am | 10:15am | 5:22pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 3:57am | 10:56am | 5:55pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 8:25pm | 2:47am | 9:05am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 11:21pm | 6:36am | 1:47pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2139
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.