The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2078
Highlights this month
- 7TueMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:41pm)
- 8WedThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (5:09am)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:31am)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:10pm)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (2:19am)
- 27MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 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 | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 3, 8:48pm
- New MoonFri 10, 11:49am
- First QuarterFri 17, 5:11pm
- Full MoonSat 25, 8:30pm
Perigee 8 Jun (361,000 km) · Apogee 20 Jun (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.3 | 9:15am | 1:56pm | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:09am | 10:16am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.8 | 1:48pm | 8:27pm | 3:09am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.4 | 3:58pm | 11:11pm | 6:27am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 6:59pm | 2:17am | 9:32am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 7:24pm | 2:42am | 9:55am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 9:47am | 2:41pm | 7:36pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2078
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 22 August 2026.