The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2076
Highlights this month
- 1MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:33am)
- 8MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:32am)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (10:56pm)
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:26am)
- 17WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (6:19am)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (12:04pm)
- 20SatWinter solstice.
- 24WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:36pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (3:02am)
- 28SunMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (3:19am)
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 | 6:02am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 7 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 2, 3:17am
- First QuarterWed 10, 6:01am
- Full MoonWed 17, 12:43pm
- Last QuarterWed 24, 3:23am
Apogee 7 Jun (405,300 km) · Perigee 19 Jun (361,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.3 | 6:42am | 11:32am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.5 | 4:48am | 10:00am | 3:12pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.4 | 12:42pm | 6:44pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:58pm | 7:02pm | 1:10am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.1 | 5:10pm | 12:31am | 7:47am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 6:40pm | 2:03am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 9:29am | 2:21pm | 7:14pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2076
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 21 August 2026.