The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2098
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (9:45am)
- 3TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (1:38am)
- 4WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:55pm)
- 7SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.0° apart. (10:37am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 22SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:28pm)
- 29SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (2:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 7:49pm
- Full MoonSat 14, 6:26am
- Last QuarterSun 22, 9:50am
- New MoonSun 29, 12:12pm
Perigee 2 Jun (364,100 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (405,700 km) · Perigee 30 Jun (359,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.0 | 9:22am | 2:04pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 10:27am | 3:21pm | 8:15pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:30am | 2:15pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 11:00am | 4:10pm | 9:20pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 12:39pm | 6:29pm | 12:21am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:06am | 7:49am | 1:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 11:57am | 5:32pm | 11:07pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2098
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 1 September 2026.