The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2171
Highlights this month
- 4MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:51am)
- 4MonThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (6:35am)
- 16SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:42am)
- 21ThuAutumn equinox.
- 23SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:58am)
- 24SunMercury and Venus in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (6:55am)
- 29FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (5:56am)
- 31SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (6:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 3:55am
- First QuarterFri 15, 9:11am
- Full MoonFri 22, 10:06am
- Last QuarterFri 29, 1:28am
Apogee 11 Mar (405,700 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (358,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.3 | 5:44am | 12:12pm | 6:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:55am | 11:43am | 6:30pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 8:05am | 2:05pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 8:33pm | 2:55am | 9:13am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 6:11am | 12:42pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 5:30am | 12:08pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 4:35am | 11:25am | 6:14pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2171
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.