The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2159
Highlights this month
- 2SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:50am)
- 3SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:57am)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:25pm)
- 14ThuVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:52am)
- 15FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:28am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 22FriMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.4). (11:04am)
- 26TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:21pm)
- 27WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:47am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:44am)
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
- Full MoonFri 1, 12:20pm
- Last QuarterSat 9, 3:32pm
- New MoonSat 16, 10:31am
- First QuarterSat 23, 3:28am
Apogee 3 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 16 Jun (356,800 km) · Apogee 30 Jun (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 7.2 | 7:25am | 12:20pm | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.4 | 9:36am | 2:23pm | 7:09pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.3 | 5:20pm | 1:01am | 8:37am | All night |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 1:03pm | 7:07pm | 1:15am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 1:50pm | 8:12pm | 2:37am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 6:30pm | 1:54am | 9:14am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:24pm | 2:38am | 9:49am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2159
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 30 September 2026.