The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2043
Highlights this month
- 20SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.5). (12:10pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 27SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:46am)
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 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 1, 5:30am
- New MoonSun 7, 8:33pm
- First QuarterSun 14, 8:23pm
- Full MoonTue 23, 12:27am
- Last QuarterTue 30, 12:57pm
Perigee 6 Jun (358,200 km) · Apogee 19 Jun (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.1 | 6:28am | 11:21am | 4:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:25am | 11:18am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:38am | 10:35am | 3:32pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 5:21pm | 12:46am | 8:06am | All night |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 2:44pm | 9:29pm | 4:17am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 10:49am | 3:55pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 4:08am | 9:26am | 2:44pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2043
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.