The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2029
Highlights this month
- 5TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:42am)
- 8FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (9:49pm)
- 14ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:53pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 11:24am
- New MoonTue 12, 1:53pm
- First QuarterTue 19, 7:58pm
- Full MoonTue 26, 1:23pm
Apogee 7 Jun (405,300 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (366,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.0 | 5:41am | 10:46am | 3:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:13am | 1:55pm | 6:38pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.2 | 12:52pm | 6:57pm | 1:05am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 1:31pm | 7:51pm | 2:14am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 4:45am | 9:57am | 3:08pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 6:54am | 11:40am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 1:36am | 7:28am | 1:21pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2029
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 15 July 2026.