The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2167
Highlights this month
- 7SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (7:00am)
- 11ThuVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:25pm)
- 12FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (4:10pm)
- 14SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:45pm)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (6:24am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 7:26am
- Last QuarterThu 11, 3:13am
- New MoonWed 17, 5:26pm
- First QuarterWed 24, 6:45pm
Apogee 1 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 16 Jun (358,600 km) · Apogee 28 Jun (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.3 | 5:36am | 10:43am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −4.3 | 9:27am | 2:12pm | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.2 | 4:13am | 9:28am | 2:43pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:33am | 12:18pm | 5:03pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.2 | 7:46pm | 2:59am | 10:08am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 9:17pm | 4:14am | 11:08am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:51pm | 3:52am | 10:49am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2167
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.