The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2150
Highlights this month
- 6FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:41pm)
- 9MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (12:02pm)
- 12ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:59am)
- 16MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:02am)
- 21SatAutumn equinox.
- 22SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:55am)
- 25WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:27pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (4:39am)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 8:59pm
- Full MoonFri 13, 9:11pm
- Last QuarterSat 21, 7:51pm
- New MoonSun 29, 10:21am
Perigee 6 Mar (369,900 km) · Apogee 20 Mar (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.9 | 8:40am | 2:21pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.1 | 3:40am | 10:39am | 5:37pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 4:34am | 11:27am | 6:20pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 1:12am | 8:32am | 3:52pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 2:22pm | 7:10pm | 12:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.6 | 10:53pm | 6:11am | 1:25pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:00am | 8:17am | 3:34pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2150
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 22 September 2026.