The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2163
Highlights this month
- 6TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:18am)
- 17SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:06pm)
- 18SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:46am)
- 23FriSpring equinox.
- 30FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (6:53pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Tue 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:42pm | 4:45am |
| Fri 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 6:38am
- Full MoonTue 13, 2:54am
- Last QuarterTue 20, 10:46pm
- New MoonWed 28, 4:21pm
Perigee 7 Sep (369,400 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.7 | 6:25am | 12:12pm | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 7:14am | 1:28pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −1.1 | 11:19pm | 4:27am | 9:33am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.5 | 2:43pm | 9:44pm | 4:49am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 10:08am | 5:18pm | 12:32am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 1:36pm | 8:48pm | 4:04am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 1:55pm | 9:01pm | 4:11am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.