The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2125
Highlights this month
- 2SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:37am)
- 10SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:36pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (3:24pm)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (12:29am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 23SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:17pm)
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 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 2, 10:54am
- First QuarterSat 9, 4:46am
- Full MoonSat 16, 9:58am
- Last QuarterSun 24, 11:32am
Perigee 6 Jun (367,600 km) · Apogee 21 Jun (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.9 | 9:16am | 2:01pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:40am | 2:24pm | 7:09pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | −0.6 | 1:36pm | 8:07pm | 2:42am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 3:11pm | 10:11pm | 5:16am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 11:22am | 4:37pm | 9:53pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 10:24am | 3:23pm | 8:22pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 2:32pm | 9:15pm | 4:03am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2125
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.