The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2191
Highlights this month
- 9WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:34pm)
- 11FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:50pm)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:08pm)
- 21MonAutumn equinox.
- 25FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:02pm)
- 26SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (11:31am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:12am | 7:47pm | 12h 35m | 9:17pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 7:22am | 7:32pm | 12h 10m | 9:00pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 31 | 7:33am | 7:15pm | 11h 42m | 8:43pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 3, 9:57am
- Full MoonFri 11, 2:11pm
- Last QuarterSat 19, 1:14am
- New MoonFri 25, 5:16pm
Apogee 7 Mar (405,700 km) · Perigee 23 Mar (363,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.6 | 5:21am | 11:57am | 6:33pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −4.1 | 10:54am | 4:08pm | 9:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 0.5 | 11:56pm | 7:18am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 1:48pm | 6:36pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 10:37pm | 5:42am | 12:43pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 11:45am | 4:52pm | 9:59pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 8:06am | 2:06pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2191
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 21 October 2026.