The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2152
Highlights this month
- 1ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:40am)
- 4SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (8:40am)
- 10SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:29pm)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 23FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:53am)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:05am)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 3, 4:28pm
- First QuarterSat 10, 2:12pm
- Full MoonSat 17, 2:18pm
- Last QuarterSun 25, 12:32pm
Perigee 9 Jun (369,900 km) · Apogee 24 Jun (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 3.9 | 8:19am | 1:09pm | 6:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 8:34am | 1:15pm | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 4:44am | 9:51am | 2:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 11:56pm | 6:16am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 9:41am | 2:32pm | 7:23pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 4:13pm | 11:31pm | 6:53am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:08pm | 1:28am | 8:45am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2152
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 24 September 2026.