The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2148
Highlights this month
- 2SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:33pm)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:03pm)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:24am)
- 17SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:08pm)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 24SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 11:04pm
- Last QuarterThu 14, 12:34am
- New MoonWed 20, 6:16pm
- First QuarterWed 27, 1:14pm
Apogee 6 Mar (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Mar (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.6 | 7:06am | 1:24pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.6 | 11:02am | 4:03pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 3:09am | 10:19am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.1 | 9:31pm | 4:20am | 11:05am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 12:13pm | 5:19pm | 10:25pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 10:21pm | 5:31am | 12:37pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:39am | 7:56am | 3:13pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2148
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.