The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2114
Highlights this month
- 6WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:45am)
- 6WedThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (5:39pm)
- 11MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:42am)
- 15FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.5). (6:58pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:48pm)
- 19TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (1:01pm)
- 22FriWinter solstice.
- 25MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:57am)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:01am)
- 27WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:33pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 7:14pm
- First QuarterSun 10, 3:57pm
- Full MoonMon 18, 7:36pm
- Last QuarterTue 26, 11:47am
Perigee 3 Jun (357,000 km) · Apogee 16 Jun (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.8 | 5:40am | 10:48am | 3:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 10:30am | 3:24pm | 8:17pm | Evening |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.6 | 11:04pm | 5:41am | 12:17pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.5 | 5:00pm | 12:24am | 7:43am | All night |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 1:35am | 7:31am | 1:26pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 7:20am | 12:04pm | 4:48pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 1:29pm | 7:45pm | 2:05am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2114
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 7 September 2026.