The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2168
Highlights this month
- 1ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:57pm)
- 10SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:13pm)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 1.0° apart. (10:35pm)
- 18SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best morning apparition. (7:51am)
- 20TueVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (8:51pm)
- 22ThuSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Tue 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Fri 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 2, 8:56am
- First QuarterFri 9, 5:45pm
- Full MoonSat 17, 7:42pm
- Last QuarterSat 24, 11:18pm
Apogee 12 Sep (405,100 km) · Perigee 27 Sep (368,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.1 | 5:38am | 11:10am | 4:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 7:51am | 2:32pm | 9:13pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.5 | 8:00am | 2:43pm | 9:26pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 4:27am | 9:29am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.3 | 2:11pm | 9:17pm | 4:27am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 3:17pm | 10:10pm | 5:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 2:47pm | 9:44pm | 4:45am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.