The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2127
Highlights this month
- 8SunMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.2). (10:39pm)
- 9MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:31am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:42pm)
- 22SunWinter solstice.
- 22SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (3:50pm)
- 23MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:38am)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (12:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 8:24am
- New MoonTue 10, 12:35pm
- First QuarterWed 18, 3:53am
- Full MoonTue 24, 6:18pm
Apogee 7 Jun (406,100 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (360,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 1.2 | 5:47am | 10:55am | 4:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.5 | 10:05am | 2:55pm | 7:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | −2.2 | 4:09pm | 11:40pm | 7:15am | All night |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 8:14pm | 3:24am | 10:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 12:31pm | 6:14pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 10:54am | 4:01pm | 9:08pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 2:46pm | 9:34pm | 4:27am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2127
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 11 September 2026.