The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2151
Highlights this month
- 7SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:22am)
- 8MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:04pm)
- 16TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:11pm)
- 21SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:15am)
- 21SunAutumn equinox.
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:21pm)
- 27SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 8:25am
- Last QuarterWed 10, 3:30pm
- New MoonThu 18, 6:54pm
- First QuarterFri 26, 1:21am
Perigee 1 Mar (361,500 km) · Apogee 13 Mar (405,300 km) · Perigee 29 Mar (366,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 2.7 | 6:20am | 12:37pm | 6:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 10:43am | 4:01pm | 9:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.1 | 4:30pm | 9:05pm | 1:43am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 3:27am | 10:31am | 5:35pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 3:25pm | 8:11pm | 1:00am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 11:10pm | 6:31am | 1:47pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:10am | 8:27am | 3:44pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2151
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 24 September 2026.