The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2111
Highlights this month
- 10WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (3:44pm)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:52pm)
- 16TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:51am)
- 21SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:15am)
- 22MonWinter solstice.
- 26FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (11:54am)
- 26FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:34pm)
- 27SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:41pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 6, 10:48pm
- First QuarterMon 15, 3:19am
- Full MoonMon 22, 3:45am
- Last QuarterSun 28, 6:39pm
Apogee 10 Jun (405,800 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (358,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.2 | 9:17am | 1:57pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.6 | 10:15am | 3:06pm | 7:58pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 8:19am | 12:59pm | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 12:25pm | 6:09pm | 11:54pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 10:36pm | 5:17am | 11:55am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 6:23am | 11:13am | 4:03pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 1:13pm | 7:21pm | 1:34am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2111
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 6 September 2026.