The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2060
Highlights this month
- 3ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:51pm)
- 8TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:45am)
- 8TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:37pm)
- 13SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:35am)
- 20SunWinter solstice.
- 20SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 10:46am
- Full MoonMon 14, 1:45pm
- Last QuarterMon 21, 6:52pm
- New MoonMon 28, 12:55pm
Apogee 9 Jun (405,300 km) · Perigee 24 Jun (366,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 5.1 | 8:02am | 12:54pm | 5:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.4 | 5:07am | 10:15am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 6:21am | 11:11am | 4:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 6:56am | 11:43am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 6:20am | 11:15am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 2:09pm | 8:51pm | 3:37am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 7:04am | 11:54am | 4:44pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2060
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.