The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2156
Highlights this month
- 7SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:24pm)
- 7SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.3). (10:45pm)
- 18ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (5:48pm)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 25ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 7, 5:56pm
- Last QuarterMon 15, 10:31am
- New MoonMon 22, 1:40am
- First QuarterMon 29, 6:31am
Apogee 4 Mar (406,100 km) · Perigee 20 Mar (360,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.7 | 8:49am | 2:31pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.7 | 10:58am | 4:00pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 8:35am | 2:26pm | 8:17pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.0 | 3:09pm | 7:51pm | 12:38am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 7:21pm | 1:04am | 6:43am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:39am | 8:01am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:56am | 9:10am | 4:24pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2156
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 27 September 2026.