The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2149
Highlights this month
- 3MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:51am)
- 7FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:06pm)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:08pm)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:58pm)
- 20ThuAutumn equinox.
- 26WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (3:59am)
- 27ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:06pm)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 3:25am
- New MoonMon 10, 10:13am
- First QuarterMon 17, 1:04am
- Full MoonMon 24, 4:59pm
Perigee 12 Mar (361,400 km) · Apogee 27 Mar (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.2 | 8:25am | 2:18pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 7:51am | 1:56pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.7 | 2:45pm | 7:20pm | 11:55pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 11:09pm | 6:26am | 1:39pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 1:18pm | 6:13pm | 11:09pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 10:37pm | 5:51am | 1:01pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:49am | 8:06am | 3:24pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2149
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 20 September 2026.