The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2163
Highlights this month
- 2WedVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (4:58am)
- 12SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:38am)
- 19SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:06am)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 26SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:28am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:00am)
- 29TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 12:23pm
- First QuarterSun 13, 12:49pm
- Full MoonMon 21, 1:31am
- Last QuarterSun 27, 6:53pm
Apogee 12 Mar (404,900 km) · Perigee 24 Mar (365,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.2 | 8:48am | 2:28pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:52am | 11:41am | 6:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.1 | 2:36am | 9:51am | 5:06pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 3:46am | 10:47am | 5:47pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 11:34pm | 6:50am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 2:56am | 10:06am | 5:16pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:11am | 10:16am | 5:20pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2163
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.