The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2116
Highlights this month
- 3WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:06am)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (12:39pm)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:58am)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:56pm)
- 17WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:44am)
- 19FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:57pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 26FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:53pm)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 4, 12:00am
- New MoonThu 11, 11:51am
- First QuarterThu 18, 3:29am
- Full MoonThu 25, 1:05pm
Apogee 2 Jun (404,900 km) · Perigee 14 Jun (364,700 km) · Apogee 30 Jun (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.1 | 7:26am | 12:09pm | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.6 | 4:17am | 9:36am | 2:55pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.4 | 1:23am | 7:21am | 1:19pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.3 | 10:45pm | 5:22am | 11:56am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 3:32am | 8:59am | 2:26pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 7:56am | 12:38pm | 5:20pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 1:38pm | 7:59pm | 2:24am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2116
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 7 September 2026.