The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2038
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:54am)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (2:24am)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (2:15pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:28am)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 30WedThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (12:13pm)
- 30WedMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (7:58pm)
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 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 3, 10:26am
- First QuarterThu 10, 9:15pm
- Full MoonThu 17, 12:31pm
- Last QuarterThu 24, 10:44pm
Perigee 14 Jun (363,700 km) · Apogee 26 Jun (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.9 | 8:49am | 1:27pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 4:56am | 10:05am | 3:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 10:37am | 3:37pm | 8:37pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:03am | 2:57pm | 7:51pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 12:04pm | 5:36pm | 11:08pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 9:35am | 2:23pm | 7:12pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 3:14am | 8:43am | 2:13pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2038
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.