The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2055
Highlights this month
- 1TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:54am)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:52am)
- 15TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:57am)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (4:31pm)
- 18FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:08pm)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 25FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.5). (5:28am)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.1° apart. (11:36am)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (5:11am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 3, 3:02am
- Full MoonWed 9, 9:34pm
- Last QuarterThu 17, 3:08pm
- New MoonFri 25, 10:21am
Perigee 5 Jun (368,100 km) · Apogee 17 Jun (404,700 km) · Perigee 30 Jun (369,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.4 | 5:36am | 10:44am | 3:52pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.5 | 10:33am | 3:28pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.6 | 11:02am | 4:10pm | 9:18pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 5:43pm | 1:08am | 8:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 1:24am | 7:22am | 1:20pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:12pm | 7:25pm | 1:42am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 6:16am | 11:11am | 4:07pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2055
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.