The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2154
Highlights this month
- 14ThuMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:29am)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
- 27WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:35pm)
- 29FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 10:58am
- New MoonThu 14, 3:53pm
- First QuarterFri 22, 6:58pm
- Full MoonSat 30, 2:54am
Perigee 4 Mar (368,000 km) · Apogee 20 Mar (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.9 | 6:20am | 12:51pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:24am | 3:04pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 7:17am | 1:29pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 10:19am | 3:46pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.1 | 6:03pm | 11:11pm | 4:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 12:04am | 7:26am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:38am | 8:54am | 4:09pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2154
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.