The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2145
Highlights this month
- 4SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:01am)
- 5SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.4° apart. (10:16pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (2:11am)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Mon 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Thu 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 7:29pm
- Last QuarterThu 9, 4:07pm
- New MoonFri 17, 8:44am
- First QuarterFri 24, 3:48am
Apogee 9 Sep (404,800 km) · Perigee 21 Sep (367,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.2 | 7:10am | 1:32pm | 7:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:38am | 11:05am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 6:14am | 11:58am | 5:42pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 5:22am | 10:42am | 4:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 9:10pm | 2:46am | 8:18am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 8:28am | 3:19pm | 10:09pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 10:54am | 6:10pm | 1:30am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.