The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — March 2193
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (5:38am)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:41am)
- 20WedAutumn equinox.
- 29FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:14pm)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (4:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:04am | 7:59pm | 12h 56m | 9:31pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 7:46pm | 12h 33m | 9:16pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:23am | 7:31pm | 12h 08m | 8:59pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 31 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
Days shorten by about 75 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 4, 12:31am
- First QuarterSun 10, 3:42pm
- Full MoonMon 18, 8:47am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 12:51pm
Perigee 5 Mar (360,600 km) · Apogee 21 Mar (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.5 | 5:51am | 12:29pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.7 | 3:59am | 10:43am | 5:26pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.9 | 1:27am | 8:49am | 4:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 6:00pm | 11:09pm | 4:22am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 12:00am | 7:15am | 2:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 12:23pm | 5:22pm | 10:21pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 8:25am | 2:20pm | 8:16pm | Hidden |
The solar system — March 2193
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 22 October 2026.