The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2080
Highlights this month
- 2SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:47pm)
- 4TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:55am)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:12am)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:08pm)
- 9SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:55pm)
- 15SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:59am)
- 17MonMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.4). (6:08am)
- 20ThuWinter solstice.
- 26WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:50pm)
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 | 6:02am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 7 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 2, 11:47pm
- Last QuarterTue 11, 3:19am
- New MoonTue 18, 4:46am
- First QuarterMon 24, 7:14pm
Apogee 7 Jun (405,700 km) · Perigee 19 Jun (358,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 7.1 | 7:23am | 12:19pm | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 8:10am | 12:52pm | 5:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.4 | 4:51pm | 12:33am | 8:09am | All night |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.3 | 9:27pm | 4:22am | 11:12am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 8:54pm | 3:56am | 10:53am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 8:04pm | 3:15am | 10:22am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 10:00am | 2:57pm | 7:55pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2080
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 25 August 2026.