The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2165
Highlights this month
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:57am)
- 13ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:32pm)
- 19WedMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (3:16am)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 24MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:48pm)
- 26WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:56pm)
- 26WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (10:33pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 2, 5:34am
- New MoonSun 9, 6:30am
- First QuarterMon 17, 6:21am
- Full MoonMon 24, 6:06pm
Perigee 1 Jun (369,600 km) · Apogee 15 Jun (404,900 km) · Perigee 27 Jun (365,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 2.8 | 8:38am | 1:27pm | 6:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:50am | 2:36pm | 7:23pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 0.8 | 2:47am | 8:22am | 1:58pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:57am | 8:29am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.1 | 5:52pm | 1:14am | 8:31am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 8:33pm | 3:39am | 10:41am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:27pm | 3:32am | 10:33am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2165
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 4 October 2026.