The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2155
Highlights this month
- 11TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:42am)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:04pm)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:57pm)
- 21FriAutumn equinox.
- 23SunMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.3). (9:00pm)
- 31MonThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (7:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:01pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 4, 12:50am
- First QuarterTue 11, 2:25pm
- Full MoonWed 19, 2:06pm
- Last QuarterWed 26, 2:57pm
Apogee 12 Mar (404,900 km) · Perigee 27 Mar (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.7 | 7:36am | 1:46pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:50am | 11:39am | 6:27pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −1.2 | 8:15pm | 2:19am | 8:17am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 12:45pm | 5:43pm | 10:40pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 6:46pm | 12:13am | 5:35am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:23am | 7:46am | 3:09pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:49am | 9:04am | 4:18pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2155
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.