The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2130
Highlights this month
- 4SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:06am)
- 4SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:19pm)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:46am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:46am)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:59am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 12:34pm
- First QuarterWed 14, 7:55am
- Full MoonThu 22, 1:27am
- Last QuarterWed 28, 9:15pm
Perigee 1 Jun (369,000 km) · Apogee 14 Jun (404,700 km) · Perigee 26 Jun (368,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.1 | 8:39am | 1:16pm | 5:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 10:32am | 3:27pm | 8:21pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:42am | 2:28pm | 7:15pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 4:23am | 9:36am | 2:49pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 2:04pm | 8:31pm | 3:03am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 11:31am | 4:53pm | 10:15pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 3:05pm | 10:00pm | 4:58am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2130
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 12 September 2026.