The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2140
Highlights this month
- 8TueMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (7:08am)
- 16WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:30pm)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:21am)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:56pm)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 4:40am
- Last QuarterSat 12, 8:57am
- New MoonSat 19, 11:02am
- First QuarterSat 26, 1:49am
Apogee 8 Mar (405,700 km) · Perigee 20 Mar (359,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.2 | 5:31am | 12:13pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.6 | 11:05am | 4:06pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.9 | 8:54pm | 3:20am | 9:41am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 5:22am | 12:02pm | 6:42pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 4:46am | 11:35am | 6:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 8:34pm | 3:02am | 9:27am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 11:26pm | 6:42am | 1:55pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2140
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 15 September 2026.