The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2144
Highlights this month
- 12FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (6:23pm)
- 19FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:44pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 24WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:39am)
- 24WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:18pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 2, 2:14am
- First QuarterTue 9, 10:18am
- Full MoonTue 16, 2:57am
- Last QuarterTue 23, 2:36pm
Perigee 13 Jun (365,000 km) · Apogee 25 Jun (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.0 | 9:21am | 2:02pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 8:31am | 1:12pm | 5:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | −1.8 | 7:39pm | 3:05am | 10:28am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 8:53am | 1:38pm | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 2:06am | 7:53am | 1:40pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 2:14pm | 8:57pm | 3:45am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:52pm | 12:11am | 7:27am | All night |
The solar system — June 2144
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.