The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2150

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:28pm)
  • 14MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:49pm)
  • 15TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:52am)
  • 15TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:43am)
  • 16WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:37am)
  • 16WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:04pm)
  • 23WedSpring equinox.
  • 28MonMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (2:36am)
  • 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:48am)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Tue 16:43am5:58pm11h 16m7:26pm5:15am
Thu 106:29am6:06pm11h 37m7:34pm5:01am
Sun 206:13am6:14pm12h 01m7:43pm4:45am
Wed 305:57am6:23pm12h 26m7:53pm4:28am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Full MoonMon 7, 12:28pm
  • Last QuarterMon 14, 3:06pm
  • New MoonMon 21, 11:10am
  • First QuarterTue 29, 5:52am

Apogee 1 Sep (405,000 km) · Perigee 16 Sep (369,000 km) · Apogee 29 Sep (404,700 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryLeo−1.66:31am12:21pm6:12pmHidden
VenusLeo−3.86:28am12:17pm6:06pmHidden
MarsGem0.62:19am7:03am11:46amMorning
JupiterSgr−2.111:35am6:57pm2:23amEvening
SaturnGem−0.02:42am7:30am12:18pmMorning
UranusSco5.69:37am4:49pm12:04amEvening
NeptuneSgr7.911:41am6:58pm2:19amEvening

The solar system — September 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 23 September 2026.