The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2097
Highlights this month
- 5WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:26am)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (8:01am)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (3:43pm)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:45am)
- 20ThuWinter solstice.
- 28FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (12:40pm)
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 | 6:02am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 7 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 4:17pm
- New MoonMon 10, 12:15pm
- First QuarterMon 17, 4:23am
- Full MoonTue 25, 5:10am
Perigee 10 Jun (356,800 km) · Apogee 24 Jun (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.2 | 8:37am | 1:14pm | 5:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 4:03am | 9:24am | 2:45pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | −1.6 | 8:33pm | 3:48am | 11:00am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.6 | 9:34am | 2:24pm | 7:13pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 12:07pm | 5:41pm | 11:16pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:46am | 7:34am | 1:21pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 11:50am | 5:23pm | 10:55pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2097
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 31 August 2026.