The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2059
Highlights this month
- 7SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:30am)
- 8SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (6:07am)
- 14SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:48am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:21pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 27FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:57pm)
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 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 3, 4:25pm
- New MoonTue 10, 3:59pm
- First QuarterWed 18, 1:53pm
- Full MoonThu 26, 4:18am
Perigee 3 Jun (369,900 km) · Apogee 17 Jun (404,800 km) · Perigee 29 Jun (366,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.6 | 9:22am | 2:06pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:31am | 11:23am | 4:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.8 | 12:18pm | 6:03pm | 11:48pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 4:43am | 9:52am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 5:22am | 10:27am | 3:32pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:59pm | 8:36pm | 3:17am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 6:57am | 11:48am | 4:39pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2059
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.