The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2091
Highlights this month
- 4MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:05pm)
- 20WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:18am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 24SunThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (6:52am)
- 24SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:28pm)
- 30SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:16pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 2, 3:28am
- Last QuarterSat 9, 10:30am
- New MoonSun 17, 12:48pm
- First QuarterSun 24, 6:32pm
Apogee 12 Jun (405,300 km) · Perigee 27 Jun (367,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.4 | 9:09am | 1:48pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:44am | 11:33am | 4:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.7 | 12:27pm | 6:18pm | 12:10am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 6:55pm | 2:15am | 9:32am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 7:51am | 12:38pm | 5:25pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 11:49pm | 6:10am | 12:27pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 11:17am | 4:35pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2091
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.