The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2181
Highlights this month
- 9SatVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (5:37pm)
- 17SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:54am)
- 18MonMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (8:20pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 29FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 5:51pm
- New MoonTue 12, 4:55pm
- First QuarterWed 20, 4:58pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 27, 9:45am
Apogee 13 Jun (406,300 km) · Perigee 27 Jun (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.8 | 6:15am | 11:11am | 4:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:54am | 2:41pm | 7:28pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.6 | 10:58am | 4:06pm | 9:13pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 11:00am | 4:10pm | 9:21pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 9:22am | 2:11pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:53am | 7:39am | 1:25pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 11:24pm | 5:51am | 12:14pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2181
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 11 October 2026.