The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2186
Highlights this month
- 5TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (7:14pm)
- 7ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:46am)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:58am)
- 13WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:23am)
- 17SunNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 7.8). (1:47pm)
- 18MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:42pm)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:43pm)
- 23SatSpring equinox.
- 25MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:11am)
- 27WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:27am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:01am |
| Wed 20 | 6:13am | 6:15pm | 12h 02m | 7:43pm | 4:45am |
| Sat 30 | 5:57am | 6:23pm | 12h 26m | 7:53pm | 4:28am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 12:56am
- New MoonWed 13, 4:36pm
- First QuarterThu 21, 12:29am
- Full MoonFri 29, 3:02am
Perigee 11 Sep (362,700 km) · Apogee 23 Sep (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.5 | 7:05am | 1:39pm | 8:13pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.9 | 5:15am | 11:17am | 5:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.6 | 4:29am | 9:28am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.2 | 12:36pm | 7:56pm | 3:19am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 6:51am | 12:48pm | 6:45pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 9:27pm | 2:53am | 8:15am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 6:11pm | 12:27am | 6:39am | All night |
The solar system — September 2186
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.