The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2102
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:50pm)
- 11SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.5). (3:41am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:09pm)
- 22ThuWinter solstice.
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 8:17pm
- Last QuarterThu 8, 11:09am
- New MoonFri 16, 2:45am
- First QuarterSat 24, 6:53am
Perigee 3 Jun (360,500 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.7 | 6:09am | 11:06am | 4:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:16am | 10:21am | 3:27pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 10:57am | 4:03pm | 9:08pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.5 | 4:40pm | 12:02am | 7:20am | All night |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 2:52pm | 9:39pm | 4:30am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 3:26am | 8:51am | 2:15pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 12:23pm | 6:08pm | 11:53pm | Evening |
The solar system — June 2102
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 2 September 2026.