The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2153
Highlights this month
- 5MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:13am)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (4:20am)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 25SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:38am)
- 26MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:01am)
- 31SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 1:33am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 11, 1:43am
- Last QuarterSat 17, 5:16pm
- New MoonSun 25, 1:49pm
Perigee 11 Mar (358,500 km) · Apogee 27 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.2 | 5:23am | 12:07pm | 6:51pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −4.7 | 4:32am | 11:06am | 5:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.7 | 6:20pm | 11:21pm | 4:28am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 7:59am | 2:00pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.1 | 5:14pm | 10:10pm | 3:10am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 11:42pm | 7:07am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:28am | 8:43am | 3:59pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2153
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 25 September 2026.