The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2120
Highlights this month
- 5WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:55am)
- 14FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:09am)
- 17MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:30am)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 29SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (5:29pm)
- 29SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 4, 10:53pm
- Full MoonWed 12, 3:45am
- Last QuarterTue 18, 6:40pm
- New MoonWed 26, 9:15am
Apogee 1 Jun (405,400 km) · Perigee 13 Jun (361,000 km) · Apogee 29 Jun (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 2.9 | 6:19am | 11:22am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 8:23am | 1:04pm | 5:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.2 | 4:26am | 9:37am | 2:49pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 8:22am | 1:06pm | 5:49pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 7:29am | 12:17pm | 5:05pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 9:06am | 1:51pm | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 2:01pm | 8:32pm | 3:07am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2120
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 9 September 2026.