The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2124
Highlights this month
- 10SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:43am)
- 19MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:02am)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:29am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 29ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:33am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 5, 7:46pm
- New MoonMon 12, 7:59pm
- First QuarterMon 19, 10:28am
- Full MoonTue 27, 7:08am
Apogee 1 Jun (405,900 km) · Perigee 13 Jun (358,300 km) · Apogee 28 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.3 | 9:13am | 1:53pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.6 | 4:12am | 9:32am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 6:53am | 11:38am | 4:24pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 1:42pm | 8:07pm | 2:35am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 10:43am | 3:47pm | 8:50pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 10:09am | 3:04pm | 7:59pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 2:24pm | 9:06pm | 3:51am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2124
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 10 September 2026.