The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2160
Highlights this month
- 6FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:53am)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (3:07am)
- 19ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (7:05pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 24TueJupiter and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (6:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 2:53am
- First QuarterWed 11, 6:32pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 5:17am
- Last QuarterFri 27, 8:54am
Perigee 7 Jun (363,700 km) · Apogee 23 Jun (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.9 | 5:41am | 10:49am | 3:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 8:37am | 1:18pm | 5:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:04am | 1:46pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 2:15pm | 8:56pm | 3:41am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 2:20pm | 8:55pm | 3:35am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 6:47pm | 2:10am | 9:28am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:32pm | 2:45am | 9:54am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2160
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 2 October 2026.