The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2185
Highlights this month
- 1TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:45am)
- 2WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.2). (5:05pm)
- 11FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:41pm)
- 14MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:10pm)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:19am)
- 15TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (3:58pm)
- 20SunAutumn equinox.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (12:25am)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (7:01am)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.7° apart. (6:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Sun 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 3:20pm
- First QuarterWed 9, 10:10am
- Full MoonWed 16, 4:00pm
- Last QuarterThu 24, 6:13pm
Perigee 6 Mar (367,800 km) · Apogee 22 Mar (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.2 | 5:01am | 11:47am | 6:32pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −4.7 | 4:05am | 10:46am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.9 | 6:46pm | 12:03am | 5:16am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 11:56pm | 7:19am | 2:37pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.2 | 7:06pm | 12:43am | 6:15am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 9:47am | 3:20pm | 8:53pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:01am | 1:17pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2185
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 14 October 2026.