The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2173
Highlights this month
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 24WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:21pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 8:00pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 34m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 09m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 7, 4:39pm
- New MoonSun 14, 9:06am
- First QuarterSun 21, 9:43pm
- Full MoonMon 29, 9:56pm
Perigee 11 Mar (364,500 km) · Apogee 23 Mar (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.3 | 5:36am | 12:17pm | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:00am | 2:02pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 9:23am | 3:02pm | 8:40pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 11:40pm | 7:02am | 2:19pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 7:56am | 2:01pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 6:06am | 12:35pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 4:55am | 11:40am | 6:24pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2173
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.