The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2145
Highlights this month
- 7SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:49pm)
- 10WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:37pm)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 20SatThe Moon passes Venus — 1.0° apart. (2:39pm)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (11:44am)
- 25ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (5:46am)
- 25ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:33pm)
- 27SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:09pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:54am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 5:26am
- Full MoonTue 9, 5:17pm
- Last QuarterTue 16, 10:21am
- New MoonTue 23, 7:57pm
Perigee 12 Mar (365,100 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.5 | 5:16am | 11:54am | 6:32pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −4.7 | 4:41am | 11:12am | 5:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 11:46am | 4:50pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.2 | 5:00pm | 9:52pm | 2:48am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 9:15am | 3:00pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 9:39pm | 4:36am | 11:28am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 12:13am | 7:29am | 2:46pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2145
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 17 September 2026.