The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2165
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:50pm)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:50pm)
- 17TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (9:31am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:39am)
- 23MonSpring equinox.
- 27FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:33am)
- 28SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:04am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Fri 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 6, 12:55am
- First QuarterSat 14, 12:57am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 20, 5:20pm
- Last QuarterFri 27, 1:27pm
Apogee 6 Sep (406,300 km) · Perigee 20 Sep (357,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:13am | 1:40pm | 8:07pm | Evening |
| Venus | Lib | −4.3 | 8:06am | 3:05pm | 10:04pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 0.2 | 1:44am | 6:28am | 11:13am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.6 | 9:22pm | 2:52am | 8:18am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 11:31am | 6:50pm | 2:13am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 2:16pm | 9:21pm | 4:30am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 2:15pm | 9:17pm | 4:24am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.