The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2160
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (7:29pm)
- 12FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:15pm)
- 22MonSpring equinox.
- 22MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:53pm)
- 25ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:29am)
- 26FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:30am)
- 28SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (6:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Sat 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Tue 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 1, 12:56am
- First QuarterSun 7, 10:57pm
- Full MoonTue 16, 2:58am
- Last QuarterTue 23, 6:24pm
- New MoonTue 30, 9:08am
Apogee 13 Sep (406,000 km) · Perigee 28 Sep (361,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.3 | 6:50am | 1:18pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 7:50am | 2:30pm | 9:10pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 6:03am | 11:41am | 5:19pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 8:32am | 3:22pm | 10:11pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.6 | 8:25am | 3:06pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 12:32pm | 7:51pm | 3:15am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:19pm | 8:30pm | 3:45am | Evening |
The solar system — September 2160
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 2 October 2026.