The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2139
Highlights this month
- 2TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (4:12am)
- 8MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:13am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1.0° apart. (3:17pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:37am)
- 20SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:04am)
- 20SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:34pm)
- 22MonWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 2:15am
- Full MoonFri 12, 11:43pm
- Last QuarterFri 19, 10:58pm
- New MoonFri 26, 9:22pm
Apogee 6 Jun (404,800 km) · Perigee 20 Jun (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 5.0 | 8:03am | 12:55pm | 5:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 7:00am | 11:48am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 6:27am | 11:16am | 4:05pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 8:40pm | 3:45am | 10:46am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 9:10pm | 4:10am | 11:05am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:16pm | 7:31pm | 1:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:13pm | 11:23pm | 6:37am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2139
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 15 September 2026.