The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2167
Highlights this month
- 6SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:46am)
- 9WedMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (3:50am)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:02am)
- 12SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (5:46pm)
- 19SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:07pm)
- 23WedSpring equinox.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:30am)
- 28MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:12am)
- 29TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:27am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:33pm | 5:02am |
| Sun 20 | 6:13am | 6:14pm | 12h 01m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Wed 30 | 5:58am | 6:23pm | 12h 25m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 6, 7:54pm
- New MoonSun 13, 9:43pm
- First QuarterMon 21, 9:35pm
- Full MoonTue 29, 9:52am
Perigee 5 Sep (369,300 km) · Apogee 20 Sep (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 3.7 | 6:27am | 12:41pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.3 | 4:08am | 9:17am | 2:25pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.0 | 3:05am | 7:49am | 12:34pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 2:50am | 7:36am | 12:22pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 1:17pm | 8:31pm | 3:48am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 2:59pm | 9:56pm | 4:57am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 2:39pm | 9:38pm | 4:41am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.