The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2082
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (12:36am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:43pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:07am)
- 20SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:12pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 30TueThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (2:31am)
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 | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 4, 12:03pm
- Full MoonThu 11, 3:52am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 3:47pm
- New MoonFri 26, 3:22pm
Perigee 8 Jun (364,600 km) · Apogee 20 Jun (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.5 | 5:57am | 10:57am | 3:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 10:25am | 3:18pm | 8:11pm | Evening |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.9 | 10:18pm | 5:07am | 11:54am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:59am | 8:30am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 10:55pm | 5:32am | 12:04pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 8:48pm | 3:51am | 10:50am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 10:16am | 3:17pm | 8:18pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2082
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 26 August 2026.