The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2172
Highlights this month
- 3WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (1:02am)
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:41pm)
- 5FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:39am)
- 13SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:09am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (7:03am)
- 17WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:07pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 29MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:13pm)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:35pm)
- 30TueVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (10:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Wed 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 7, 2:37am
- Last QuarterSat 13, 7:27pm
- New MoonSun 21, 9:22pm
- First QuarterMon 29, 6:15pm
Perigee 7 Jun (356,700 km) · Apogee 20 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 6.6 | 7:42am | 12:36pm | 5:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.5 | 3:54am | 9:18am | 2:42pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.4 | 1:23pm | 7:48pm | 2:15am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.1 | 2:28pm | 9:13pm | 4:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.0 | 12:43am | 6:50am | 12:57pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:55pm | 5:29am | 11:59am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 9:44pm | 4:33am | 11:19am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2172
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.