The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2163
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:10am)
- 3FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (3:38pm)
- 10FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:13pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:18am)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 10:25am
- First QuarterFri 10, 9:53am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 17, 2:15am
- Last QuarterThu 23, 9:58pm
Apogee 2 Jun (406,300 km) · Perigee 16 Jun (356,900 km) · Apogee 29 Jun (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.0 | 8:46am | 1:23pm | 6:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:09am | 11:56am | 4:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.3 | 1:05am | 7:08am | 1:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.3 | 9:31pm | 4:25am | 11:16am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.1 | 4:17pm | 11:27pm | 6:41am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 7:53pm | 3:07am | 10:16am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:07pm | 3:16am | 10:20am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2163
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 3 October 2026.