The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2131
Highlights this month
- 8FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:39am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (2:52am)
- 21ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:29pm)
- 22FriWinter solstice.
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 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 5:38am
- Full MoonMon 11, 8:59am
- Last QuarterMon 18, 6:52pm
- New MoonMon 25, 10:35am
Apogee 6 Jun (405,700 km) · Perigee 22 Jun (364,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.1 | 9:23am | 2:04pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:57am | 11:45am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.1 | 12:38am | 6:49am | 12:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 6:41am | 11:30am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 2:38pm | 9:19pm | 4:05am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 11:44am | 5:12pm | 10:39pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 3:13pm | 10:10pm | 5:10am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2131
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 13 September 2026.