The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2143
Highlights this month
- 16SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (8:54pm)
- 17SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:05pm)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
- 22FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (1:51am)
- 23SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:38pm)
- 23SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 7:48pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 2, 12:29am
- Last QuarterFri 8, 9:27pm
- New MoonSun 17, 1:33am
- First QuarterSun 24, 7:47pm
- Full MoonSun 31, 10:03am
Perigee 1 Mar (356,900 km) · Apogee 14 Mar (406,100 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (359,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.5 | 8:50am | 2:32pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 10:41am | 3:59pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 10:25am | 3:48pm | 9:12pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 12:25pm | 5:26pm | 10:27pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.0 | 7:27am | 1:39pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 9:15pm | 4:00am | 10:42am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 11:54pm | 7:13am | 2:28pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2143
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 16 September 2026.