The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2118
Highlights this month
- 14TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:49pm)
- 15WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:39pm)
- 17FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (2:21pm)
- 18SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:16pm)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 29WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 4, 10:56am
- Last QuarterSat 11, 12:17pm
- New MoonSun 19, 4:20pm
- First QuarterMon 27, 3:21am
Perigee 3 Jun (358,800 km) · Apogee 15 Jun (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.3 | 9:24am | 2:07pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:22am | 10:26am | 3:30pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.9 | 3:02am | 8:34am | 2:06pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 4:02am | 9:20am | 2:38pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 5:33am | 10:36am | 3:39pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 8:34am | 1:16pm | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 1:51pm | 8:17pm | 2:48am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2118
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.