The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2070
Highlights this month
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (9:25am)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.1° apart. (9:47pm)
- 12ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (12:02pm)
- 16MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:52am)
- 16MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:02am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:43am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 11:32am
- New MoonMon 9, 4:23am
- First QuarterSun 15, 11:42pm
- Full MoonTue 24, 3:03am
Perigee 8 Jun (356,800 km) · Apogee 21 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.2 | 7:34am | 12:16pm | 4:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:07am | 10:13am | 3:20pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 10:46am | 3:49pm | 8:52pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:37am | 8:14am | 1:51pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 1:24pm | 7:35pm | 1:49am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 4:44pm | 12:09am | 7:31am | All night |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 8:41am | 1:28pm | 6:16pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2070
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.