The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2158
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:41pm)
- 8ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (5:32pm)
- 13TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:14am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 21WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 8:24am
- Full MoonMon 12, 11:43am
- Last QuarterTue 20, 3:14am
- New MoonMon 26, 5:28pm
Apogee 9 Jun (406,000 km) · Perigee 25 Jun (360,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.1 | 9:11am | 1:57pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:36am | 10:38am | 3:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 8:10am | 12:50pm | 5:30pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 11:53am | 5:24pm | 10:55pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 1:18pm | 7:24pm | 1:35am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 6:08pm | 1:34am | 8:56am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:12pm | 2:28am | 9:39am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2158
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 30 September 2026.