The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2141
Highlights this month
- 6TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (4:55am)
- 6TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (9:53am)
- 10SatMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:09am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 23FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:57am)
- 29ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 5, 2:59am
- First QuarterSun 11, 8:26pm
- Full MoonMon 19, 9:34pm
- Last QuarterTue 27, 6:50pm
Perigee 5 Jun (356,700 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.2 | 5:45am | 10:48am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:44am | 2:29pm | 7:15pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 7:33am | 12:14pm | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:16am | 7:58am | 1:40pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 11:07pm | 5:41am | 12:11pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:38pm | 8:04pm | 2:34am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:27pm | 11:40pm | 6:56am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2141
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.