The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2073
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (6:15am)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:55am)
- 11SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:52am)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:19am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 24SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:58am)
- 25SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (7:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 5:59am
- First QuarterTue 13, 10:49am
- Full MoonTue 20, 4:43am
- Last QuarterTue 27, 9:19pm
Perigee 16 Jun (367,600 km) · Apogee 28 Jun (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 3.6 | 8:23am | 1:13pm | 6:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.1 | 3:58am | 9:21am | 2:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 4:39am | 9:47am | 2:55pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 9:07am | 1:53pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 3:02pm | 9:55pm | 4:51am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:40pm | 1:07am | 8:30am | All night |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 9:05am | 1:55pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2073
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.