The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2048
Highlights this month
- 3WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.2). (11:37pm)
- 9TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:06am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 22MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (6:25am)
- 24WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (3:47pm)
- 27SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (12:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 10:04pm
- New MoonThu 11, 10:52pm
- First QuarterFri 19, 8:56pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 26, 12:08pm
Apogee 11 Jun (406,300 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 1.2 | 5:47am | 10:55am | 4:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:59am | 12:41pm | 5:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | −2.1 | 3:45pm | 11:12pm | 6:45am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 6:38am | 11:27am | 4:17pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.0 | 6:25pm | 1:46am | 9:03am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 11:49am | 5:21pm | 10:52pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 4:59am | 10:06am | 3:14pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2048
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.