The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2122
Highlights this month
- 7SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (10:36am)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:04am)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:10am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 27SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 5, 2:41am
- First QuarterFri 12, 10:16am
- Full MoonSat 20, 12:20pm
- Last QuarterSat 27, 5:29pm
Perigee 3 Jun (361,900 km) · Apogee 14 Jun (405,300 km) · Perigee 30 Jun (367,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.1 | 6:29am | 11:22am | 4:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 10:31am | 3:25pm | 8:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:43am | 10:39am | 3:35pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 11:24am | 4:42pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 9:17am | 2:05pm | 6:53pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 9:40am | 2:29pm | 7:18pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 2:14pm | 8:51pm | 3:31am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2122
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 9 September 2026.