The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2169
Highlights this month
- 10FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:14pm)
- 20MonAutumn equinox.
- 21TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (2:50pm)
- 25SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:22am)
- 26SunVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 5° apart. (4:33am)
- 28TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 7, 1:39am
- Full MoonMon 13, 4:48pm
- Last QuarterMon 20, 10:55pm
- New MoonWed 29, 2:35am
Perigee 11 Mar (360,900 km) · Apogee 23 Mar (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.9 | 8:41am | 2:28pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.7 | 4:17am | 10:55am | 5:33pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 6:46am | 1:06pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.2 | 5:31pm | 10:31pm | 3:34am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 4:25am | 11:18am | 6:11pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:51am | 11:37am | 6:24pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 4:12am | 11:06am | 5:59pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2169
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 7 October 2026.