The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2088
Highlights this month
- 5SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:56am)
- 11FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:47pm)
- 12SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (7:02am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (10:33am)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (1:24am)
- 20SunWinter solstice.
- 26SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:20pm)
- 30WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (9:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 7 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 6:14pm
- Last QuarterSat 12, 6:36pm
- New MoonSat 19, 11:54am
- First QuarterSat 26, 6:32am
Apogee 5 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 19 Jun (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.2 | 5:38am | 10:44am | 3:50pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 8:13am | 12:55pm | 5:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.2 | 4:07am | 9:22am | 2:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 1:08pm | 7:17pm | 1:30am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 4:53am | 10:02am | 3:12pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:47pm | 5:23am | 11:55am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 10:55am | 4:07pm | 9:19pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2088
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.