The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2027
Highlights this month
- 9WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (7:35pm)
- 11FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:01am)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:32am)
- 22TueWinter solstice.
- 23WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:58pm)
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 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 5:48am
- First QuarterFri 11, 8:54pm
- Full MoonSat 19, 10:42am
- Last QuarterSun 27, 2:58pm
Perigee 7 Jun (361,500 km) · Apogee 22 Jun (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 3.7 | 8:21am | 1:12pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:19am | 11:13am | 4:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.9 | 12:09pm | 5:49pm | 11:28pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 11:13am | 4:27pm | 9:41pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 2:47am | 8:25am | 2:03pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 6:17am | 11:08am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 1:16am | 7:14am | 1:12pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2027
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.