The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2123
Highlights this month
- 4FriMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (7:42am)
- 11FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:04pm)
- 22TueWinter solstice.
- 26SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:20am)
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 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 1, 1:23pm
- Full MoonWed 9, 3:07pm
- Last QuarterThu 17, 11:35am
- New MoonThu 24, 2:37am
Apogee 8 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.9 | 8:02am | 12:41pm | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:54am | 11:42am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.5 | 12:40pm | 6:36pm | 12:34am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 12:34pm | 6:23pm | 12:16am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 10:04am | 2:58pm | 7:52pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 9:57am | 2:49pm | 7:40pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 2:21pm | 9:00pm | 3:43am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2123
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 10 September 2026.