The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2165
Highlights this month
- 5TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:25pm)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:45am)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (5:50am)
- 20WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (10:48am)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 31SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 6, 9:39am
- New MoonWed 13, 12:46am
- First QuarterWed 20, 1:29am
- Full MoonThu 28, 6:29am
Perigee 11 Mar (358,200 km) · Apogee 24 Mar (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.3 | 5:05am | 11:48am | 6:30pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 7:57am | 2:00pm | 8:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 4:01am | 11:01am | 6:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 8:17am | 2:14pm | 8:11pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 1:04am | 8:22am | 3:39pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 3:34am | 10:37am | 5:40pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:30am | 10:31am | 5:33pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2165
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 4 October 2026.