The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2090
Highlights this month
- 5MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:27am)
- 5MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.4). (11:44am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:20am)
- 12MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:09am)
- 20TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:16am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 25SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 5, 3:49pm
- Full MoonMon 12, 3:15pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 1:34pm
- New MoonWed 28, 3:21am
Perigee 5 Jun (369,900 km) · Apogee 19 Jun (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.9 | 8:00am | 12:39pm | 5:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 10:26am | 3:20pm | 8:13pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:26am | 10:25am | 3:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.4 | 4:17pm | 11:32pm | 6:52am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 6:54am | 11:45am | 4:36pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 11:29pm | 5:54am | 12:16pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 11:09am | 4:26pm | 9:42pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2090
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 29 August 2026.