The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2142
Highlights this month
- 5TueVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (6:43am)
- 6WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (7:31pm)
- 8FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (5:21pm)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:39am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 22FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:20pm)
- 27WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:44am)
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 | 7:33am | 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 | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 1, 10:51am
- Full MoonFri 8, 10:40pm
- Last QuarterSun 17, 2:22am
- New MoonSun 24, 3:27am
- First QuarterSat 30, 5:46pm
Apogee 12 Jun (405,800 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (358,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.5 | 6:53am | 11:41am | 4:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:31am | 10:33am | 3:35pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | −1.6 | 2:45pm | 9:51pm | 5:02am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 4:43am | 9:52am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 12:10am | 6:26am | 12:42pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:51pm | 8:23pm | 2:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:36pm | 11:50pm | 7:08am | All night |
The solar system — June 2142
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 16 September 2026.