The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2031
Highlights this month
- 2MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (12:32pm)
- 3TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (5:24am)
- 3TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:11pm)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:41pm)
- 9MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:39am)
- 14SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:51pm)
- 14SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:09pm)
- 15SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.5). (7:11pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 30MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (4:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 5, 10:00pm
- Last QuarterThu 12, 12:20pm
- New MoonFri 20, 8:29am
- First QuarterSat 28, 10:21am
Perigee 6 Jun (358,600 km) · Apogee 21 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.6 | 8:16am | 12:54pm | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.4 | 10:37am | 3:33pm | 8:29pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | −1.1 | 2:05pm | 8:53pm | 3:44am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.5 | 5:00pm | 12:24am | 7:43am | All night |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 6:46am | 11:38am | 4:30pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 7:34am | 12:17pm | 5:00pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 1:59am | 7:47am | 1:34pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2031
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.