The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2178
Highlights this month
- 6SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:04am)
- 9WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:33pm)
- 18FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:07am)
- 23WedSpring equinox.
- 24ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 5.8). (3:10am)
- 29TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 10 | 6:29am | 6:06pm | 11h 37m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Sun 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Wed 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 4:45pm
- New MoonSat 12, 8:44am
- First QuarterSat 19, 6:02am
- Full MoonSun 27, 10:01am
Perigee 11 Sep (357,300 km) · Apogee 24 Sep (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.1 | 7:12am | 1:36pm | 8:00pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 5:23am | 11:29am | 5:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | −1.9 | 9:34pm | 3:07am | 8:36am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 12:51am | 5:40am | 10:30am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 1:18am | 6:08am | 10:58am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 6:44pm | 12:51am | 6:53am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 4:41pm | 11:14pm | 5:52am | All night |
The solar system — September 2178
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 10 October 2026.