The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2069
Highlights this month
- 2SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:51pm)
- 7FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (4:12pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:10am)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 30SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 5, 10:26am
- Last QuarterWed 12, 8:05pm
- New MoonWed 19, 12:12pm
- First QuarterWed 26, 10:12pm
Apogee 1 Jun (405,700 km) · Perigee 16 Jun (363,900 km) · Apogee 28 Jun (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.7 | 6:07am | 11:05am | 4:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:25am | 2:08pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.5 | 1:41am | 7:34am | 1:26pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 11:56pm | 6:16am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 12:52pm | 6:48pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 4:25pm | 11:45pm | 7:08am | All night |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 8:31am | 1:18pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2069
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 18 August 2026.