The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2150
Highlights this month
- 12FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:00am)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:03am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 23TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:44am)
- 26FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (10:32pm)
- 30TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.5). (12:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 6:56pm
- Full MoonWed 10, 4:55pm
- Last QuarterThu 18, 5:39pm
- New MoonThu 25, 10:16am
Apogee 11 Jun (406,300 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.7 | 8:57am | 1:35pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:34am | 10:35am | 3:37pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 3:21am | 8:48am | 2:15pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 6:06pm | 1:31am | 8:51am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 8:01am | 12:48pm | 5:34pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 3:42pm | 10:53pm | 6:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 5:50pm | 1:11am | 8:28am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2150
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 23 September 2026.