The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2176
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:21pm)
- 6FriMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:45pm)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (8:17pm)
- 15SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (12:22pm)
- 19ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:45am)
- 20FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (1:02pm)
- 22SunSpring equinox.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 39m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Fri 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Mon 30 | 5:56am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 3, 7:22pm
- First QuarterWed 11, 3:36pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 8:32am
- Last QuarterThu 26, 2:47am
Apogee 11 Sep (404,800 km) · Perigee 23 Sep (367,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.6 | 6:20am | 12:05pm | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 7:52am | 2:33pm | 9:15pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −2.0 | 2:10pm | 9:30pm | 4:54am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.8 | 6:28pm | 12:40am | 6:48am | All night |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 10:58pm | 4:11am | 9:20am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:01pm | 12:18am | 6:31am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:16pm | 10:55pm | 5:37am | Evening |
The solar system — September 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.