The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2164
Highlights this month
- 6WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (7:01am)
- 14ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (7:21pm)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (4:36am)
- 19TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:27am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 7:18pm
- Last QuarterTue 12, 9:30am
- New MoonWed 20, 2:08am
- First QuarterThu 28, 5:41am
Perigee 7 Jun (360,300 km) · Apogee 22 Jun (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.2 | 9:24am | 2:07pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.5 | 3:56am | 9:19am | 2:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 10:34am | 3:33pm | 8:32pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:22am | 6:32am | 12:43pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.1 | 5:00pm | 12:20am | 7:36am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 8:11pm | 3:21am | 10:27am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:15pm | 3:22am | 10:24am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2164
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.