The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2192
Highlights this month
- 7WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:00pm)
- 10SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:09pm)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (6:44am)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:43pm)
- 20TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:26am)
- 20TueAutumn equinox.
- 27TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 55m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Tue 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 7, 4:00pm
- New MoonWed 14, 8:28am
- First QuarterWed 21, 5:00am
- Full MoonThu 29, 8:58am
Perigee 13 Mar (356,800 km) · Apogee 26 Mar (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.0 | 5:07am | 11:53am | 6:39pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 6:35am | 12:59pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 11:33am | 4:39pm | 9:45pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.1 | 4:05pm | 8:50pm | 1:39am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 11:13pm | 6:27am | 1:36pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 12:02pm | 5:05pm | 10:08pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 8:14am | 2:11pm | 8:09pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2192
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.