The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2087
Highlights this month
- 7SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:42am)
- 8SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:30am)
- 19ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:57am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 1, 11:39am
- First QuarterSun 8, 12:47pm
- Full MoonMon 16, 5:05pm
- Last QuarterTue 24, 3:42am
- New MoonMon 30, 7:29pm
Apogee 12 Jun (405,800 km) · Perigee 28 Jun (363,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 3.6 | 6:30am | 11:32am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.5 | 10:23am | 3:17pm | 8:11pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.6 | 11:10am | 4:22pm | 9:34pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 12:02pm | 5:37pm | 11:13pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 3:55am | 9:17am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:31pm | 5:11am | 11:47am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 10:51am | 4:01pm | 9:11pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2087
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 28 August 2026.