The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2146
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:05am)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (4:29pm)
- 11SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:40pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:33am)
- 17FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (7:35pm)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 23ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:59pm)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:53pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 2:00am
- New MoonThu 9, 7:37pm
- First QuarterFri 17, 10:57pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 24, 6:46pm
Apogee 12 Jun (406,100 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 5.7 | 7:01am | 11:59am | 4:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.1 | 10:34am | 3:29pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.3 | 11:42pm | 6:08am | 12:34pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 11:43am | 5:10pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 4:06am | 9:26am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 2:42pm | 9:36pm | 4:35am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 5:12pm | 12:33am | 7:49am | All night |
The solar system — June 2146
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 17 September 2026.