The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2051
Highlights this month
- 1ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:59am)
- 4SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:44pm)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 2, 12:24pm
- New MoonFri 9, 4:54am
- First QuarterFri 16, 3:57pm
- Full MoonSat 24, 4:22pm
Perigee 6 Jun (364,500 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.2 | 8:37am | 1:15pm | 5:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:28am | 11:20am | 4:12pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:38am | 2:24pm | 7:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 11:33am | 4:56pm | 10:18pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 9:23pm | 4:20am | 11:13am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 12:26pm | 6:16pm | 12:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:34am | 10:36am | 3:37pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2051
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.