The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2189
Highlights this month
- 6FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (10:34pm)
- 8SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (4:48am)
- 17TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (2:09am)
- 20FriAutumn equinox.
- 20FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:12pm)
- 24TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Fri 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 3, 8:10am
- Last QuarterTue 10, 12:32am
- New MoonTue 17, 11:36am
- First QuarterWed 25, 4:39pm
Perigee 5 Mar (364,200 km) · Apogee 21 Mar (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.5 | 8:51am | 2:32pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:06am | 2:07pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −0.2 | 10:20pm | 5:23am | 12:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 8:56am | 2:43pm | 8:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 9:24pm | 4:04am | 10:41am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 11:04am | 4:19pm | 9:34pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 7:43am | 1:49pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2189
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 19 October 2026.