The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2026
Highlights this month
- 10WedVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (5:46am)
- 16TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (5:53am)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:07pm)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (6:39am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 29MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:05pm)
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 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 8, 8:04pm
- New MoonMon 15, 12:58pm
- First QuarterMon 22, 7:59am
- Full MoonTue 30, 9:58am
Apogee 1 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 15 Jun (356,700 km) · Apogee 28 Jun (406,200 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 | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.9 | 10:15am | 3:05pm | 7:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 4:51am | 9:57am | 3:04pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.6 | 9:50am | 2:42pm | 7:33pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 1:47am | 7:39am | 1:32pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 5:56am | 10:50am | 3:44pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 1:04am | 7:05am | 1:05pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2026
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 15 July 2026.