The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2141
Highlights this month
- 19SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:40am)
- 20MonAutumn equinox.
- 21TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:30am)
- 25SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 1, 5:46am
- New MoonThu 9, 12:26am
- First QuarterWed 15, 8:10pm
- Full MoonThu 23, 12:15am
- Last QuarterFri 31, 2:11am
Perigee 13 Mar (368,600 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.0 | 6:32am | 1:00pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:47am | 1:53pm | 7:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 9:06am | 2:49pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 7:40am | 1:46pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 5:39am | 12:17pm | 6:54pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 8:48pm | 3:22am | 9:52am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 11:35pm | 6:52am | 2:06pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2141
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.