The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2071
Highlights this month
- 8MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (2:04pm)
- 17WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.6). (7:07am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 24WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:15am)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:16am)
- 29MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:21am)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 11:40am
- Full MoonSat 13, 3:36am
- Last QuarterSun 21, 7:04am
- New MoonSun 28, 4:25am
Apogee 16 Jun (406,000 km) · Perigee 28 Jun (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.8 | 8:55am | 1:33pm | 6:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.5 | 10:28am | 3:24pm | 8:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 3:16am | 8:44am | 2:12pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 5:03am | 10:08am | 3:13pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 1:57pm | 8:22pm | 2:51am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 5:04pm | 12:30am | 7:53am | All night |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 8:50am | 1:38pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2071
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 19 August 2026.