The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2151
Highlights this month
- 7TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:06am)
- 17FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (10:48am)
- 17FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:44pm)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:42pm)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 36m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Mon 20 | 6:14am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:46am |
| Thu 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:52pm | 4:29am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 10:14am
- New MoonSat 11, 12:54am
- First QuarterSat 18, 3:14am
- Full MoonSun 26, 7:05am
Perigee 9 Sep (359,400 km) · Apogee 22 Sep (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 6:59am | 1:10pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.4 | 4:07am | 9:16am | 2:26pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 7:42am | 2:13pm | 8:45pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 2:18pm | 9:23pm | 4:33am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 3:35am | 8:27am | 1:18pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 9:53am | 5:08pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:51am | 7:08pm | 2:30am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.