The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2105
Highlights this month
- 6SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:21pm)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:15pm)
- 13SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (10:20am)
- 15MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:59pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 26FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (6:10pm)
- 28SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 6, 4:17am
- New MoonFri 12, 7:09pm
- First QuarterFri 19, 7:22pm
- Full MoonSat 27, 11:40pm
Perigee 11 Jun (358,400 km) · Apogee 24 Jun (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.5 | 9:23am | 2:07pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 4:04am | 9:25am | 2:47pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 4:56am | 10:02am | 3:07pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 1:10am | 7:09am | 1:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.1 | 4:54pm | 12:14am | 7:29am | All night |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 4:24am | 9:35am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:39pm | 6:31pm | 12:28am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2105
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 3 September 2026.