The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2156
Highlights this month
- 7TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:32pm)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:20am)
- 16ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:07pm)
- 22WedSpring equinox.
- 24FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:34am)
- 28TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:28am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Mon 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Thu 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 7, 3:16am
- New MoonWed 15, 5:52am
- First QuarterThu 23, 2:17am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 29, 5:37pm
Apogee 13 Sep (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Sep (358,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.5 | 6:10am | 11:50am | 5:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 4:49am | 10:00am | 3:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 4:58am | 10:08am | 3:17pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 4:15am | 9:14am | 2:13pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 6:33am | 12:22pm | 6:11pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 11:15am | 6:38pm | 2:05am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 12:38pm | 7:53pm | 3:11am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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 29 September 2026.