The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2155
Highlights this month
- 7SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:37pm)
- 9MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:49pm)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (6:48pm)
- 18WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (7:54pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 25WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 8, 7:29pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 15, 7:09pm
- Last QuarterSun 22, 9:51am
- New MoonMon 30, 6:17am
Apogee 4 Jun (405,900 km) · Perigee 16 Jun (358,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.2 | 6:37am | 11:29am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:06am | 11:53am | 4:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.3 | 12:50pm | 6:53pm | 12:58am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:16am | 12:02pm | 4:48pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 11:43am | 5:06pm | 10:29pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:10pm | 12:37am | 7:59am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:42pm | 2:00am | 9:15am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2155
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.