The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2053
Highlights this month
- 3TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (2:00am)
- 8SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:56am)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:24pm)
- 16MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:39am)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (4:13pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 23MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:36pm)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:44am)
- 26ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:41am)
- 29SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 1, 9:03pm
- Last QuarterTue 10, 12:21am
- New MoonMon 16, 8:56pm
- First QuarterMon 23, 12:58pm
Apogee 4 Jun (406,100 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (357,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 2.1 | 8:51am | 1:39pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:20am | 2:03pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 10:21am | 3:16pm | 8:12pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 1:52pm | 8:22pm | 2:57am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 11:21pm | 5:51am | 12:18pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:47pm | 6:48pm | 12:53am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:53am | 10:52am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2053
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.