The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2117
Highlights this month
- 1TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:27pm)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:51am)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 23WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (10:31am)
- 24ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:59pm)
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 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 8, 1:12am
- Full MoonMon 14, 8:43pm
- Last QuarterTue 22, 2:03pm
- New MoonWed 30, 9:25am
Perigee 10 Jun (368,400 km) · Apogee 22 Jun (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.9 | 8:51am | 1:28pm | 6:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:38am | 2:22pm | 7:06pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 10:41am | 3:42pm | 8:43pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 1:32am | 7:26am | 1:19pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 4:32am | 9:47am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 8:15am | 12:57pm | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 1:44pm | 8:08pm | 2:36am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2117
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 8 September 2026.