The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2052
Highlights this month
- 3MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:45am)
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:36pm)
- 12WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:58pm)
- 15SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:58am)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (12:43pm)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:50pm)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 21FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:18pm)
- 24MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.2° apart. (3:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 4, 4:52pm
- Full MoonWed 12, 8:34pm
- Last QuarterThu 20, 1:15pm
- New MoonThu 27, 3:48am
Apogee 10 Jun (406,100 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (359,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.1 | 9:23am | 2:06pm | 6:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.4 | 5:18am | 10:24am | 3:31pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | −0.0 | 12:29am | 6:42am | 12:54pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:39pm | 6:34pm | 12:32am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 10:20pm | 5:04am | 11:45am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:35pm | 6:30pm | 12:29am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:42am | 10:42am | 3:42pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2052
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.