The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2079
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (8:21am)
- 9FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:25am)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:13pm)
- 18SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:38am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 22ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 9:19pm
- Full MoonWed 14, 10:45pm
- Last QuarterThu 22, 8:02pm
- New MoonThu 29, 11:30am
Apogee 14 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Jun (357,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.0 | 9:13am | 1:59pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.5 | 10:26am | 3:21pm | 8:15pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 8:05am | 12:45pm | 5:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 6:30pm | 1:53am | 9:11am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.2 | 7:58pm | 3:09am | 10:17am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 7:46pm | 3:01am | 10:11am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 9:55am | 2:51pm | 7:47pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2079
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 23 August 2026.