The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2050
Highlights this month
- 16ThuVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (5:10am)
- 20MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:56am)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 5, 7:55pm
- Last QuarterSun 12, 2:44pm
- New MoonSun 19, 6:23pm
- First QuarterMon 27, 7:13pm
Perigee 10 Jun (368,500 km) · Apogee 25 Jun (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.8 | 7:08am | 11:53am | 4:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.9 | 10:19am | 3:11pm | 8:03pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −1.3 | 9:23pm | 4:26am | 11:27am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:15am | 3:12pm | 8:08pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.3 | 8:23pm | 3:30am | 10:34am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 12:14pm | 5:57pm | 11:41pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:22am | 10:26am | 3:29pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2050
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.