The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2072
Highlights this month
- 8WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:58pm)
- 16ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:04pm)
- 20MonWinter solstice.
- 21TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (1:27am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:44am)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:20am)
- 29WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 7 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 8:15am
- Last QuarterThu 9, 7:21am
- New MoonThu 16, 8:07pm
- First QuarterThu 23, 12:57pm
- Full MoonThu 30, 8:19pm
Apogee 7 Jun (404,900 km) · Perigee 19 Jun (365,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.4 | 9:23am | 2:08pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 8:08am | 12:49pm | 5:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 11:23am | 4:41pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:14am | 12:00pm | 4:46pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 2:26pm | 9:05pm | 3:49am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:20pm | 12:47am | 8:09am | All night |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 8:56am | 1:45pm | 6:34pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2072
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 19 August 2026.