The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2162
Highlights this month
- 3WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:21pm)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (12:18am)
- 14SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:51am)
- 21SunAutumn equinox.
- 21SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:40pm)
- 29MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (1:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 2, 12:53am
- Last QuarterMon 8, 4:15pm
- New MoonTue 16, 8:42am
- First QuarterWed 24, 1:42pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 31, 10:36am
Perigee 3 Mar (360,800 km) · Apogee 19 Mar (406,000 km) · Perigee 31 Mar (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.4 | 8:12am | 2:10pm | 8:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:26am | 3:06pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.2 | 12:38pm | 5:31pm | 10:24pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 1:31am | 8:49am | 4:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.3 | 10:53pm | 6:01am | 1:06pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:36am | 9:49am | 5:02pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:00am | 10:06am | 5:12pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2162
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.