The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2033
Highlights this month
- 8WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:14am)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:01pm)
- 21TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:45am)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 23ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:11am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.1° apart. (9:06pm)
- 26SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:09pm)
- 28TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.5). (11:10am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 9:40am
- Full MoonMon 13, 9:28am
- Last QuarterMon 20, 9:35am
- New MoonMon 27, 7:03am
Apogee 6 Jun (404,900 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.2 | 9:09am | 1:56pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.2 | 3:52am | 9:16am | 2:40pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.2 | 5:52pm | 1:33am | 9:09am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.3 | 10:46pm | 5:23am | 11:56am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 8:36am | 1:22pm | 6:08pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 8:09am | 12:51pm | 5:33pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 2:19am | 8:01am | 1:43pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2033
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.