The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2081
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (7:21am)
- 7SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:25am)
- 7SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:22pm)
- 20FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (9:45am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (7:27am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 7, 7:11pm
- First QuarterSat 14, 2:17pm
- Full MoonSat 21, 5:28pm
- Last QuarterSun 29, 7:01pm
Perigee 12 Jun (368,400 km) · Apogee 27 Jun (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.9 | 5:43am | 10:50am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 4:00am | 9:22am | 2:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 8:59am | 1:41pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:23am | 6:33am | 12:43pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 9:55pm | 4:45am | 11:30am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 8:26pm | 3:33am | 10:36am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 10:08am | 3:07pm | 8:06pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2081
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.