The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2167
Highlights this month
- 17TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:51am)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:16am)
- 21SatAutumn equinox.
- 30MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 8:10am
- Last QuarterSat 14, 10:54am
- New MoonSat 21, 6:32pm
- First QuarterSat 28, 9:27am
Apogee 11 Mar (405,300 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (362,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.7 | 6:08am | 12:42pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 10:48am | 4:04pm | 9:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 5:25am | 12:06pm | 6:47pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 1:06pm | 6:00pm | 10:54pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 2:44am | 9:54am | 5:04pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:14am | 11:09am | 6:05pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 3:53am | 10:51am | 5:48pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2167
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 6 October 2026.