The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2157
Highlights this month
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (6:03pm)
- 11SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:32am)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (8:22pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:41pm)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 27MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:44am)
- 27MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (7:46am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 1, 1:59am
- New MoonTue 7, 6:37pm
- First QuarterWed 15, 8:31am
- Full MoonThu 23, 6:42am
- Last QuarterThu 30, 6:45am
Perigee 4 Jun (365,700 km) · Apogee 16 Jun (404,900 km) · Perigee 30 Jun (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.2 | 9:16am | 1:57pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:48am | 2:34pm | 7:20pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | −0.9 | 1:55pm | 8:38pm | 3:24am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:38am | 3:41pm | 8:44pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 12:46pm | 6:38pm | 12:33am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:47pm | 1:14am | 8:36am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:00pm | 2:17am | 9:30am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2157
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 29 September 2026.