The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2162
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:36am)
- 4SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:15am)
- 9ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (4:05am)
- 14TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:23pm)
- 14TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (6:40pm)
- 22WedMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:55am)
- 23ThuSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Mon 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Thu 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 8:07am
- New MoonThu 9, 5:26pm
- First QuarterThu 16, 9:27am
- Full MoonThu 23, 8:23pm
Perigee 12 Sep (363,100 km) · Apogee 28 Sep (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.0 | 5:48am | 11:18am | 4:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.6 | 5:41am | 11:56am | 6:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 6:32am | 12:25pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 11:55am | 7:17pm | 2:42am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 9:31am | 4:33pm | 11:35pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 1:14pm | 8:29pm | 3:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 1:43pm | 8:51pm | 4:02am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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 3 October 2026.