The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2129

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 7TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:22pm)
  • 11SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:11pm)
  • 13MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (3:42pm)
  • 18SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:53pm)
  • 20MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:32am)
  • 21TueWinter solstice.
  • 26SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:43am)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Wed 17:27am5:08pm9h 41m6:42pm5:53am
Fri 107:33am5:06pm9h 33m6:41pm5:58am
Mon 207:37am5:07pm9h 30m6:42pm6:01am
Thu 307:38am5:10pm9h 32m6:45pm6:03am

Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Full MoonFri 3, 3:27am
  • Last QuarterThu 9, 7:16pm
  • New MoonFri 17, 5:27am
  • First QuarterSat 25, 9:51am

Perigee 5 Jun (363,900 km) · Apogee 21 Jun (405,700 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryTau−1.87:10am11:55am4:41pmHidden
VenusAri−3.94:09am9:29am2:49pmMorning
MarsCap−1.29:39pm4:38am11:36amMorning
JupiterPsc−2.01:54am7:42am1:29pmMorning
SaturnVir0.61:31pm7:44pm2:01amEvening
UranusLeo5.511:18am4:35pm9:52pmEvening
NeptuneLib7.92:57pm9:50pm4:46amEvening

The solar system — June 2129

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 12 September 2026.