The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2170
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:08pm)
- 4SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (11:11pm)
- 5MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (12:14am)
- 10SatMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (7:08am)
- 11SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:47am)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 21WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:56am)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 34m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 3, 8:33am
- Last QuarterSat 10, 1:56am
- New MoonSun 18, 3:54am
- First QuarterMon 26, 2:46am
Perigee 3 Mar (356,800 km) · Apogee 17 Mar (406,300 km) · Perigee 31 Mar (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 2.9 | 8:14am | 2:00pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:29am | 3:08pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −1.2 | 7:31pm | 1:11am | 6:45am | All night |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 7:08pm | 12:49am | 6:25am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 5:18am | 12:00pm | 6:42pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 5:10am | 11:53am | 6:35pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 4:24am | 11:15am | 6:07pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2170
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.