The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2168
Highlights this month
- 7MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:44am)
- 13SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:57am)
- 17ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:56am)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (9:47pm)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:57am)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 2, 6:22am
- New MoonThu 10, 6:02am
- First QuarterThu 17, 5:43am
- Full MoonThu 24, 5:06am
Apogee 3 Mar (404,800 km) · Perigee 17 Mar (369,900 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 | Psc | −1.8 | 7:28am | 1:39pm | 7:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:25am | 12:52pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.4 | 5:35pm | 10:22pm | 3:14am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 3:28pm | 8:10pm | 12:57am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 3:32am | 10:35am | 5:37pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:31am | 11:22am | 6:13pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 4:01am | 10:56am | 5:52pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2168
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.