The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2153
Highlights this month
- 3SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:10am)
- 9SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (5:09am)
- 15FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:57am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:19am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (5:22am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 27WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (9:07pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 7, 2:25am
- Last QuarterThu 14, 9:22am
- New MoonFri 22, 12:09pm
- First QuarterFri 29, 4:42pm
Perigee 4 Jun (362,000 km) · Apogee 16 Jun (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 2.3 | 6:08am | 11:13am | 4:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.9 | 4:16am | 9:34am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.0 | 12:05pm | 5:44pm | 11:22pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:37am | 8:14am | 1:51pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 10:25am | 3:25pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 4:31pm | 11:51pm | 7:15am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:19pm | 1:39am | 8:55am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2153
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 25 September 2026.