The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2147
Highlights this month
- 8FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:49pm)
- 10SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:17pm)
- 12TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:36am)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:49am)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
- 24SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Sun 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Wed 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 00m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Sat 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 5:27pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 10, 9:26am
- Last QuarterSun 17, 6:12am
- New MoonMon 25, 10:42am
Perigee 9 Sep (357,300 km) · Apogee 22 Sep (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.7 | 6:45am | 1:09pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:11am | 1:24pm | 7:37pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 6:44am | 12:42pm | 6:41pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 7:23am | 1:40pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 11:30pm | 4:38am | 9:41am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 8:56am | 3:56pm | 10:55pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:14am | 6:31pm | 1:52am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.