The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2161
Highlights this month
- 1MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.4). (12:20am)
- 1MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (9:42am)
- 6SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (4:39am)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (9:32pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 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
- First QuarterMon 1, 3:55pm
- Full MoonMon 8, 12:21pm
- Last QuarterTue 16, 7:00am
- New MoonWed 24, 1:16am
- First QuarterTue 30, 8:17pm
Perigee 3 Jun (369,100 km) · Apogee 16 Jun (404,700 km) · Perigee 28 Jun (368,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.5 | 5:58am | 10:58am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.9 | 4:18am | 9:36am | 2:53pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.8 | 10:31pm | 5:16am | 12:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.4 | 3:59pm | 11:12pm | 6:28am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 2:55pm | 9:44pm | 4:38am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 7:09pm | 2:29am | 9:45am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:43pm | 2:55am | 10:03am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2161
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 2 October 2026.