The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2157

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

7WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:22am)
8ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:36pm)
11SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:37pm)
12MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:10am)
19MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (8:14pm)
23FriSpring equinox.
30FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:23am)
30FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:45pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Thu 1	6:42am	5:58pm	11h 16m	7:26pm	5:14am
Sat 10	6:28am	6:06pm	11h 38m	7:34pm	5:01am
Tue 20	6:13am	6:15pm	12h 02m	7:43pm	4:45am
Fri 30	5:57am	6:23pm	12h 26m	7:53pm	4:28am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

Apogee 7 Sep (405,900 km) · Perigee 20 Sep (357,900 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Vir	−1.1	6:44am	12:44pm	6:45pm	Hidden
Venus	Lib	−4.3	8:06am	3:05pm	10:04pm	Evening
Mars	Oph	0.4	9:54am	5:19pm	12:45am	Evening
Jupiter	Leo	−1.6	5:31am	10:55am	4:19pm	Hidden
Saturn	Vir	0.9	7:02am	1:05pm	7:07pm	Hidden
Uranus	Sgr	5.7	11:34am	6:57pm	2:24am	Evening
Neptune	Sgr	7.9	12:49pm	8:03pm	3:21am	Evening

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.