The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2164
Highlights this month
- 10SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:17pm)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 22ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:00pm)
- 29ThuMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (5:58am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 1, 8:07am
- Full MoonFri 9, 10:34am
- Last QuarterFri 16, 4:00pm
- New MoonFri 23, 10:58am
- First QuarterSat 31, 3:59am
Apogee 3 Mar (405,200 km) · Perigee 19 Mar (367,500 km) · Apogee 31 Mar (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 3.7 | 6:38am | 12:49pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.7 | 10:54am | 3:56pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.9 | 2:08pm | 6:46pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 6:01am | 12:31pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 12:18am | 7:34am | 2:51pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 3:13am | 10:20am | 5:26pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:19am | 10:22am | 5:25pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2164
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.