The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2153
Highlights this month
- 7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:05am)
- 7FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:27pm)
- 20ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:26pm)
- 21FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:54pm)
- 21FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (9:16pm)
- 23SunSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Thu 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Sun 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 3, 9:29am
- Last QuarterTue 11, 1:25pm
- New MoonTue 18, 6:04pm
- First QuarterTue 25, 9:12am
Apogee 8 Sep (405,500 km) · Perigee 20 Sep (360,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.4 | 7:08am | 1:43pm | 8:18pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:40am | 11:07am | 4:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.4 | 8:14am | 3:04pm | 9:53pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 8:55pm | 2:32am | 8:03am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 4:58am | 10:08am | 3:18pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 10:23am | 5:43pm | 1:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:09pm | 7:25pm | 2:46am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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 26 September 2026.