The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2180
Highlights this month
- 14WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (7:15pm)
- 14WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:07pm)
- 20TueWinter solstice.
- 28WedVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (2:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 1, 6:59pm
- Full MoonThu 8, 9:39am
- Last QuarterThu 15, 11:13am
- New MoonFri 23, 3:37pm
Perigee 7 Jun (359,100 km) · Apogee 19 Jun (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.4 | 5:36am | 10:44am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −4.4 | 3:53am | 9:17am | 2:41pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.6 | 2:10am | 7:55am | 1:39pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.6 | 9:34am | 2:24pm | 7:13pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 8:31am | 1:17pm | 6:03pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:33am | 7:24am | 1:15pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 11:12pm | 5:42am | 12:08pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2180
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.