The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2154
Highlights this month
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:16am)
- 9SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (1:03pm)
- 14FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (12:54am)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:37pm)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:40pm)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 27ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (8:09pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 12:26pm
- New MoonTue 11, 2:54pm
- First QuarterWed 19, 11:01am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 26, 1:54am
Apogee 10 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (358,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.0 | 5:39am | 10:45am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.1 | 10:35am | 3:30pm | 8:26pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:59am | 10:53am | 3:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 5:03am | 10:08am | 3:13pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 11:06am | 4:16pm | 9:26pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 4:51pm | 12:16am | 7:38am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:30pm | 1:50am | 9:05am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2154
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 26 September 2026.