The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2147
Highlights this month
- 6MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:15pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (6:12pm)
- 21TueAutumn equinox.
- 26SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (9:49pm)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (3:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:04am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 4:19pm
- First QuarterThu 9, 5:52pm
- Full MoonFri 17, 10:56pm
- Last QuarterSat 25, 10:35am
Perigee 1 Mar (358,600 km) · Apogee 13 Mar (405,800 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (363,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.5 | 5:51am | 12:30pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:47am | 11:36am | 6:25pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.1 | 1:13pm | 6:00pm | 10:47pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 8:10pm | 2:20am | 8:26am | All night |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 11:14am | 4:32pm | 9:51pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 10:09pm | 5:15am | 12:17pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:33am | 7:50am | 3:07pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2147
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 19 September 2026.