The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2108
Highlights this month
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (3:57am)
- 8FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.1° apart. (1:08am)
- 8FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:56am)
- 13WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:30am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (5:19pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 24SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:19pm)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 2, 2:05am
- New MoonSun 10, 12:44am
- First QuarterSat 16, 11:38pm
- Full MoonSat 23, 10:14pm
Apogee 3 Jun (404,800 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (369,900 km) · Apogee 30 Jun (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.0 | 5:41am | 10:46am | 3:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.6 | 4:22am | 9:40am | 2:58pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.1 | 12:57pm | 7:05pm | 1:15am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 8:06am | 12:50pm | 5:33pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.2 | 7:34pm | 2:49am | 10:00am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.9 | 5:22am | 10:21am | 3:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:54pm | 6:54pm | 12:59am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2108
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 5 September 2026.