The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2162
Highlights this month
- 18FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:26pm)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (9:37pm)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (10:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 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 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 4:40am
- New MoonSun 13, 8:58am
- First QuarterSun 20, 5:58pm
- Full MoonSun 27, 10:13am
Apogee 8 Jun (405,600 km) · Perigee 24 Jun (364,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.0 | 7:19am | 12:03pm | 4:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.1 | 10:36am | 3:31pm | 8:27pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:52am | 2:41pm | 7:29pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 6:30pm | 1:53am | 9:12am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.0 | 3:34pm | 10:35pm | 5:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 7:31pm | 2:48am | 10:01am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:55pm | 3:05am | 10:11am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2162
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.