The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2151
Highlights this month
- 5SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:59am)
- 5SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:37pm)
- 16WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:18am)
- 16WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:11pm)
- 19SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:37pm)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 29TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (11:22am)
- 30WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:27am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 10:07pm
- New MoonTue 15, 3:21am
- First QuarterMon 21, 5:49pm
- Full MoonTue 29, 9:16am
Apogee 4 Jun (405,400 km) · Perigee 16 Jun (360,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.4 | 9:23am | 2:07pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.4 | 9:45am | 2:32pm | 7:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.4 | 11:29am | 4:48pm | 10:07pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 9:06pm | 4:06am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 8:55am | 1:42pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 3:59pm | 11:14pm | 6:33am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:01pm | 1:22am | 8:39am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2151
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 24 September 2026.