The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2054
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (3:00pm)
- 3WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (9:23pm)
- 9TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:28am)
- 13SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:07pm)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:51am)
- 21SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:15am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 27SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (9:37pm)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 6, 12:49pm
- First QuarterSat 13, 5:16am
- Full MoonSat 20, 1:39pm
- Last QuarterSun 28, 5:32pm
Perigee 9 Jun (365,000 km) · Apogee 25 Jun (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 4.4 | 6:43am | 11:44am | 4:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:01am | 10:09am | 3:17pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.7 | 2:20am | 8:03am | 1:45pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 3:26pm | 10:31pm | 5:40am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 12:24am | 6:37am | 12:49pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 1:00pm | 7:07pm | 1:18am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 6:04am | 11:01am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2054
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.