The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2121
Highlights this month
- 11WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (10:04am)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (11:39am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 21SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (9:54pm)
- 29SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 1, 4:39pm
- Last QuarterSun 8, 3:10pm
- New MoonSun 15, 2:24pm
- First QuarterMon 23, 1:27pm
Perigee 8 Jun (369,900 km) · Apogee 22 Jun (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.2 | 5:37am | 10:44am | 3:50pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 4:07am | 9:28am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.1 | 11:57am | 5:30pm | 11:04pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:03am | 2:57pm | 7:51pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 8:25am | 1:11pm | 5:57pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 9:24am | 2:10pm | 6:57pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 2:07pm | 8:41pm | 3:19am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2121
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.