The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2138
Highlights this month
- 11WedThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (9:11pm)
- 13FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (5:53pm)
- 15SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:06am)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:36pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:30pm)
- 25WedJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.5). (3:56am)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (5:14pm)
- 26ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:27pm)
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 | 7:33am | 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 | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 8, 2:12am
- First QuarterMon 16, 5:18am
- Full MoonMon 23, 11:09am
- Last QuarterMon 30, 2:10am
Apogee 13 Jun (405,300 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (361,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.6 | 9:21am | 2:06pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.1 | 10:33am | 3:28pm | 8:23pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 0.8 | 12:22pm | 6:09pm | 11:56pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 5:43pm | 1:08am | 8:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.3 | 8:10pm | 3:20am | 10:25am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:04pm | 7:12pm | 1:25am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:04pm | 11:13pm | 6:26am | Evening |
The solar system — June 2138
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 14 September 2026.