The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2176
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:04am)
- 11MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:28am)
- 14ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (5:21am)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 21ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:37am)
- 31SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 4:42am
- New MoonMon 11, 5:15pm
- First QuarterMon 18, 9:35am
- Full MoonMon 25, 8:00pm
Apogee 2 Mar (404,900 km) · Perigee 14 Mar (364,900 km) · Apogee 30 Mar (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.1 | 8:52am | 2:31pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:28am | 12:54pm | 7:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.7 | 12:32am | 7:55am | 3:18pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 6:20am | 12:46pm | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 10:46am | 4:10pm | 9:34pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 7:00am | 1:15pm | 7:30pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 5:25am | 12:03pm | 6:41pm | Morning |
The solar system — March 2176
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 9 October 2026.