The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2171
Highlights this month
- 6ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:42pm)
- 9SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:47pm)
- 11TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:48pm)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:57am)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 24MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:06am)
- 25TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 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 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 4, 5:08am
- First QuarterTue 11, 6:48pm
- Full MoonTue 18, 9:48am
- Last QuarterTue 25, 3:43pm
Perigee 16 Jun (361,500 km) · Apogee 28 Jun (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.8 | 9:18am | 2:03pm | 6:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:12am | 11:58am | 4:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 6:42am | 11:29am | 4:16pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 1:12pm | 7:22pm | 1:35am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 11:43pm | 6:08am | 12:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:38pm | 5:17am | 11:52am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 9:36pm | 4:28am | 11:16am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2171
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.