The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2077
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (8:34pm)
- 8TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:29pm)
- 9WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:21am)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 23WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (4:47am)
- 29TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (9:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 7, 1:12am
- Last QuarterMon 14, 12:15am
- New MoonSun 20, 10:58pm
- First QuarterMon 28, 8:05pm
Perigee 14 Jun (369,900 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 | −1.6 | 8:15am | 12:53pm | 5:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:27am | 2:11pm | 6:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 7:03am | 11:47am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 2:15pm | 8:55pm | 3:40am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.0 | 6:02pm | 1:24am | 8:42am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 7:02pm | 2:22am | 9:39am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 9:38am | 2:31pm | 7:25pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2077
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.