The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2159

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

9SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (5:03am)
13ThuMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (7:47pm)
14FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (6:37pm)
15SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (2:15am)
18TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:17am)
21FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (1:45am)
21FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:05pm)
23SunSpring equinox.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	6:43am	5:58pm	11h 15m	7:26pm	5:15am
Mon 10	6:29am	6:06pm	11h 37m	7:33pm	5:02am
Thu 20	6:14am	6:14pm	12h 01m	7:42pm	4:45am
Sun 30	5:58am	6:23pm	12h 25m	7:52pm	4:29am

Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.

Perigee 9 Sep (366,300 km) · Apogee 21 Sep (404,800 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Vir	0.1	7:17am	1:50pm	8:23pm	Evening
Venus	Cnc	−4.3	4:07am	9:16am	2:25pm	Morning
Mars	Sgr	−0.8	11:40am	7:17pm	2:55am	Evening
Jupiter	Vir	−1.5	7:31am	1:52pm	8:13pm	Evening
Saturn	Vir	0.7	7:59am	2:28pm	8:56pm	Evening
Uranus	Sgr	5.7	12:15pm	7:36pm	3:01am	Evening
Neptune	Sgr	7.9	1:12pm	8:24pm	3:40am	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 30 September 2026.