The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2156
Highlights this month
- 9WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:58am)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 22TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (2:11pm)
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 10:02am
- Last QuarterFri 11, 4:08am
- New MoonFri 18, 8:59am
- First QuarterSat 26, 11:38am
Perigee 8 Jun (367,500 km) · Apogee 23 Jun (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.6 | 8:17am | 12:55pm | 5:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.5 | 3:58am | 9:21am | 2:44pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 7:08am | 11:52am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 9:07am | 1:53pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 12:13pm | 5:50pm | 11:27pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:26pm | 12:53am | 8:16am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:49pm | 2:07am | 9:21am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2156
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 27 September 2026.