The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2086
Highlights this month
- 1SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:04am)
- 4TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:09am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (1:35pm)
- 14FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:45am)
- 19WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (9:00pm)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 27ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:49am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 5, 1:58am
- New MoonTue 11, 9:15pm
- First QuarterWed 19, 2:34pm
- Full MoonThu 27, 10:09am
Perigee 7 Jun (368,200 km) · Apogee 19 Jun (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 2.5 | 8:41am | 1:30pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:12am | 10:18am | 3:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.8 | 2:41am | 8:18am | 1:55pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:49am | 3:55pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 2:55am | 8:30am | 2:06pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:10pm | 4:55am | 11:36am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 10:44am | 3:52pm | 9:00pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2086
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.