The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2045
Highlights this month
- 7WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:50pm)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 29ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 8, 6:24am
- New MoonThu 15, 1:13pm
- First QuarterThu 22, 4:27am
- Full MoonThu 29, 5:13pm
Apogee 5 Jun (405,200 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (362,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.4 | 9:12am | 1:52pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:18am | 2:01pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 6:48am | 11:34am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 11:09pm | 5:41am | 12:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | −0.0 | 3:59pm | 11:06pm | 6:17am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 11:13am | 4:29pm | 9:45pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 4:28am | 9:41am | 2:55pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2045
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.