The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2140
Highlights this month
- 3FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (4:32pm)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (10:13am)
- 9ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:39pm)
- 11SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:17pm)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 24FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:42am)
- 24FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (6:33pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 5:07am
- Last QuarterWed 8, 7:42pm
- New MoonWed 15, 10:05am
- First QuarterWed 22, 4:39pm
- Full MoonThu 30, 7:05pm
Perigee 13 Jun (361,300 km) · Apogee 25 Jun (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 1.6 | 5:55am | 11:01am | 4:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.5 | 4:04am | 9:26am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.1 | 1:09pm | 7:25pm | 1:43am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 11:33pm | 5:58am | 12:20pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 10:07pm | 4:54am | 11:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:25pm | 7:45pm | 2:10am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:18pm | 11:29pm | 6:45am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2140
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.