The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2085
Highlights this month
- 19TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:18pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 25MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (1:00am)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (3:11am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 1, 12:55am
- Full MoonFri 8, 12:08pm
- Last QuarterFri 15, 4:20am
- New MoonFri 22, 1:22pm
- First QuarterSat 30, 4:57pm
Perigee 11 Jun (364,800 km) · Apogee 27 Jun (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.2 | 9:24am | 2:07pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:29am | 2:13pm | 6:57pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 10:30am | 3:28pm | 8:27pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 9:21am | 2:08pm | 6:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 1:55am | 7:45am | 1:34pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 9:48pm | 4:38am | 11:24am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 10:36am | 3:42pm | 8:48pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2085
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 27 August 2026.