The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2074
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (4:02pm)
- 3SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:49pm)
- 8FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:50pm)
- 15FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:30pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 22FriVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (12:39pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (5:50am)
- 28ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (11:27am)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (4:52pm)
- 30SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (11:59am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:35pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 5:19am
- Full MoonSat 9, 7:30pm
- Last QuarterSat 16, 8:03pm
- New MoonSun 24, 11:41pm
Perigee 8 Jun (358,300 km) · Apogee 21 Jun (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 2.5 | 6:12am | 11:17am | 4:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.9 | 10:24am | 3:16pm | 8:09pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.0 | 12:02pm | 5:38pm | 11:15pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:38am | 3:41pm | 8:44pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.0 | 3:42pm | 10:45pm | 5:53am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 6:01pm | 1:27am | 8:49am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 9:15am | 2:05pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
The solar system — June 2074
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 20 August 2026.