The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2047

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

5WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:24pm)
9SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:09pm)
18TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:28am)
21FriWinter solstice.
23SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (4:16am)
25TueMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:38pm)
27ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (6:28am)
29SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:25pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	7:27am	5:08pm	9h 41m	6:42pm	5:53am
Mon 10	7:32am	5:06pm	9h 33m	6:41pm	5:58am
Thu 20	7:36am	5:06pm	9h 30m	6:41pm	6:01am
Sun 30	7:38am	5:10pm	9h 32m	6:44pm	6:03am

Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.

Perigee 6 Jun (360,900 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (405,400 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Tau	6.3	7:45am	12:39pm	5:32pm	Hidden
Venus	Cnc	−4.5	10:34am	3:30pm	8:26pm	Evening
Mars	Tau	1.5	7:52am	12:32pm	5:13pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Ari	−1.9	4:23am	9:36am	2:49pm	Morning
Saturn	Sgr	−0.1	5:35pm	12:57am	8:14am	All night
Uranus	Leo	5.5	11:40am	5:06pm	10:32pm	Evening
Neptune	Ari	7.9	4:51am	10:01am	3:10pm	Morning

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.