The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2101
Highlights this month
- 2ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:03pm)
- 16ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (10:04am)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 29WedThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (7:09pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 11:25am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 12, 3:18am
- Last QuarterSat 18, 11:23pm
- New MoonMon 27, 2:07am
Perigee 11 Jun (356,800 km) · Apogee 24 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.5 | 5:36am | 10:45am | 3:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:33am | 2:17pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.6 | 2:04am | 7:51am | 1:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.2 | 2:44pm | 9:35pm | 4:30am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 2:17pm | 8:50pm | 3:27am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 3:06am | 8:35am | 2:03pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 12:17pm | 5:59pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2101
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 2 September 2026.