The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2166
Highlights this month
- 3TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:01pm)
- 6FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:02am)
- 11WedVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (7:01am)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:17am)
- 18WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:28am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 25WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:06am)
- 30MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (11:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 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 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 3:05am
- Full MoonSat 14, 4:20am
- Last QuarterSat 21, 8:23am
- New MoonSat 28, 2:49am
Apogee 8 Jun (405,200 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (368,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 3.3 | 6:26am | 11:28am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:39am | 10:40am | 3:40pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 11:14am | 4:27pm | 9:40pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 5:22am | 10:23am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 6:47pm | 2:07am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 8:55pm | 3:57am | 10:55am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:39pm | 3:42am | 10:41am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2166
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 6 October 2026.