The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2143
Highlights this month
- 4TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:50pm)
- 7FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:09am)
- 11TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (5:50am)
- 18TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:43pm)
- 22SatWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 6, 12:46am
- New MoonThu 13, 6:08pm
- First QuarterThu 20, 12:32pm
- Full MoonThu 27, 4:45pm
Apogee 5 Jun (404,700 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (368,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.4 | 8:26am | 1:03pm | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.5 | 9:52am | 2:40pm | 7:28pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 8:32am | 1:12pm | 5:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 6:59am | 11:47am | 4:34pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 1:10am | 7:12am | 1:13pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 2:04pm | 8:42pm | 3:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:46pm | 12:01am | 7:19am | All night |
The solar system — June 2143
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.