The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2170
Highlights this month
- 5TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:21pm)
- 6WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:57am)
- 17SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:39pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (5:40pm)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:41pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 30SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 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 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 1:27am
- New MoonThu 14, 11:32pm
- First QuarterThu 21, 10:01pm
- Full MoonThu 28, 9:14pm
Apogee 7 Jun (404,800 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.4 | 9:10am | 1:49pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.1 | 10:37am | 3:32pm | 8:28pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 0.6 | 12:31pm | 6:24pm | 12:18am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 12:03pm | 5:38pm | 11:13pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 10:43pm | 5:22am | 11:58am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:17pm | 5:01am | 11:40am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 9:24pm | 4:18am | 11:08am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2170
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 7 October 2026.