The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2148
Highlights this month
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:37am)
- 6FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:08pm)
- 10TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:45am)
- 15SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:49am)
- 21SatMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (1:22am)
- 22SunSpring equinox.
- 22SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (6:39pm)
- 25WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 5, 4:27pm
- New MoonFri 13, 10:52am
- First QuarterSat 21, 2:07pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 28, 10:31am
Apogee 15 Sep (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Sep (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 1.3 | 5:42am | 11:21am | 5:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 4:47am | 9:58am | 3:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −0.5 | 12:29am | 5:22am | 10:15am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:22am | 3:08pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 12:39am | 5:32am | 10:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 9:07am | 4:11pm | 11:15pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:20am | 6:37pm | 1:59am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.