The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2185
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:59pm)
- 11SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:35am)
- 15ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (12:51am)
- 22ThuSpring equinox.
- 23FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Tue 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Fri 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 9:41am
- Full MoonSat 10, 6:42am
- Last QuarterSat 17, 4:01am
- New MoonSat 24, 5:07am
Apogee 3 Sep (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Sep (369,600 km) · Apogee 30 Sep (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.0 | 7:15am | 1:46pm | 8:17pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:46am | 11:16am | 4:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 8:22am | 3:16pm | 10:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.9 | 10:23am | 5:41pm | 1:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 6:22am | 12:05pm | 5:49pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 9:05pm | 2:36am | 8:03am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 5:58pm | 12:17am | 6:32am | All night |
The solar system — September 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.