The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2184
Highlights this month
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:39am)
- 5FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:30pm)
- 9TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:08am)
- 9TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:18am)
- 18ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:02am)
- 20SatAutumn equinox.
- 24WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:54am)
- 31WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sat 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:41pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 6, 12:54am
- New MoonSat 13, 1:29am
- First QuarterFri 19, 4:37pm
- Full MoonSat 27, 2:01pm
Apogee 1 Mar (405,800 km) · Perigee 13 Mar (358,400 km) · Apogee 28 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.8 | 5:59am | 12:21pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:32am | 12:57pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 6:14am | 12:42pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.0 | 10:09pm | 5:12am | 12:11pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.0 | 6:25pm | 11:42pm | 5:03am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:27am | 3:05pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 6:50am | 1:08pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2184
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 13 October 2026.