The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2106
Highlights this month
- 9WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:46am)
- 10ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:37am)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:02pm)
- 22TueWinter solstice.
- 22TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:52pm)
- 25FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (1:53pm)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:51pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 12:27pm
- First QuarterWed 9, 3:10am
- Full MoonThu 17, 12:42am
- Last QuarterFri 25, 1:35am
Perigee 3 Jun (357,900 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 4.1 | 8:17am | 1:07pm | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 10:29am | 3:22pm | 8:15pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 0.9 | 12:13pm | 5:54pm | 11:36pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 3:42am | 9:04am | 2:26pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.1 | 5:45pm | 1:07am | 8:25am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 4:44am | 9:51am | 2:58pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:45pm | 6:40pm | 12:40am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2106
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 4 September 2026.