The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2183
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (5:53pm)
- 7SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:26am)
- 10TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:25pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 22SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:28pm)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:36pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:21am)
- 29SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 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 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 3:52pm
- Last QuarterFri 13, 1:25pm
- New MoonFri 20, 1:27pm
- First QuarterSat 28, 12:34pm
Perigee 12 Jun (369,800 km) · Apogee 27 Jun (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.6 | 9:02am | 1:40pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.1 | 9:05am | 1:49pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.4 | 11:37am | 5:00pm | 10:24pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 1:22pm | 7:36pm | 1:55am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 10:50am | 3:56pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:33am | 8:09am | 1:46pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 11:47pm | 6:09am | 12:28pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2183
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 12 October 2026.