The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2147
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (2:26pm)
- 3SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:11pm)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1.0° apart. (5:47am)
- 17SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (4:10pm)
- 20TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (8:15am)
- 22ThuWinter solstice.
- 25SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 7, 12:05am
- Full MoonWed 14, 10:49am
- Last QuarterWed 21, 2:56am
- New MoonWed 28, 12:05pm
Apogee 5 Jun (405,000 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (364,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.7 | 5:37am | 10:46am | 3:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 7:03am | 11:50am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 10:10am | 3:02pm | 7:54pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:53pm | 6:52pm | 12:55am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 5:07am | 10:15am | 3:23pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 2:57pm | 9:56pm | 5:00am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 5:22pm | 12:43am | 8:00am | All night |
The solar system — June 2147
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 19 September 2026.