The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2177
Highlights this month
- 1SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (4:32am)
- 8SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:57am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 22SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:40am)
- 30MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.0° apart. (6:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 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 QuarterWed 4, 1:44am
- Full MoonWed 11, 6:52pm
- Last QuarterThu 19, 10:22pm
- New MoonThu 26, 6:01pm
Apogee 14 Jun (406,100 km) · Perigee 27 Jun (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.1 | 9:22am | 2:04pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.9 | 4:22am | 9:39am | 2:56pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:34am | 2:20pm | 7:05pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 3:18am | 8:45am | 2:12pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 5:40am | 10:42am | 3:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:37am | 6:42am | 12:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 10:40pm | 5:17am | 11:51am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2177
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 9 October 2026.