The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2175
Highlights this month
- 6MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:40am)
- 8WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:33am)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:38am)
- 21TueAutumn equinox.
- 31FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (11:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 31 | 7:32am | 7:15pm | 11h 43m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 8, 1:12am
- Last QuarterThu 16, 5:11am
- New MoonThu 23, 2:09am
- First QuarterWed 29, 6:19pm
Apogee 10 Mar (406,100 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (357,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.5 | 7:58am | 2:01pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 10:50am | 4:05pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 10:43am | 4:02pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 4:05am | 11:02am | 5:59pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 9:50am | 3:27pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 6:44am | 1:04pm | 7:24pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 5:18am | 11:58am | 6:38pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2175
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 8 October 2026.