The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2136

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 4MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:39pm)
  • 6WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:07pm)
  • 10SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:04pm)
  • 13WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:51am)
  • 21ThuWinter solstice.
  • 23SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:58pm)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Fri 17:28am5:08pm9h 40m6:42pm5:54am
Sun 107:33am5:06pm9h 33m6:41pm5:58am
Wed 207:37am5:07pm9h 30m6:42pm6:02am
Sat 307:38am5:10pm9h 32m6:45pm6:03am

Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • First QuarterFri 8, 3:43am
  • Full MoonThu 14, 6:26pm
  • Last QuarterThu 21, 6:50pm
  • New MoonFri 29, 10:55pm

Perigee 13 Jun (358,500 km) · Apogee 26 Jun (405,800 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryTau−2.07:53am12:32pm5:12pmHidden
VenusGem−3.78:28am1:09pm5:50pmHidden
MarsLeo1.311:42am5:08pm10:34pmEvening
JupiterVir−2.01:52pm8:23pm2:57amEvening
SaturnSgr−0.06:14pm1:35am8:52amMorning
UranusVir5.512:39pm6:36pm12:36amEvening
NeptuneSco7.83:46pm10:52pm6:02amEvening

The solar system — June 2136

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 14 September 2026.