The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2099
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:10am)
- 10WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:33pm)
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:25am)
- 17WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:27pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 24WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (3:23pm)
- 26FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:20am)
- 30TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:21pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 1:34pm
- Last QuarterThu 11, 7:51am
- New MoonFri 19, 2:20am
- First QuarterThu 25, 10:02pm
Apogee 11 Jun (404,700 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (368,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.8 | 8:56am | 1:44pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:47am | 11:36am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −0.2 | 12:07am | 6:26am | 12:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 12:12pm | 5:52pm | 11:32pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 1:11pm | 7:15pm | 1:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:26am | 8:04am | 1:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 12:03pm | 5:41pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2099
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 1 September 2026.