The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2065
Highlights this month
- 9TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:50am)
- 14SunMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:07pm)
- 20SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:19pm)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:24pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 24WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:24pm)
- 27SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:06pm)
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 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 4, 1:06pm
- First QuarterFri 12, 5:29am
- Full MoonThu 18, 7:30pm
- Last QuarterFri 26, 12:14am
Apogee 1 Jun (406,100 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (360,400 km) · Apogee 29 Jun (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.1 | 9:20am | 2:02pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.1 | 3:57am | 9:19am | 2:42pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −1.9 | 7:16pm | 2:47am | 10:13am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 2:03pm | 8:38pm | 3:18am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 10:35am | 3:37pm | 8:39pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 3:19pm | 10:26pm | 5:37am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 7:54am | 12:41pm | 5:28pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2065
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 16 August 2026.