The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2178
Highlights this month
- 2TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:04am)
- 3WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:21pm)
- 10WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:38pm)
- 16TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:23pm)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (5:38pm)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
- 29MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 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 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 8, 11:33pm
- New MoonTue 16, 10:14am
- First QuarterTue 23, 2:11am
- Full MoonTue 30, 11:54am
Apogee 7 Jun (405,000 km) · Perigee 19 Jun (364,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 2.0 | 8:53am | 1:41pm | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.2 | 10:37am | 3:33pm | 8:30pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | −0.1 | 12:15am | 6:32am | 12:48pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 5:41am | 10:39am | 3:37pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 6:41am | 11:33am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:57am | 6:57am | 12:58pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 10:52pm | 5:27am | 11:58am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2178
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 10 October 2026.