The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2184
Highlights this month
- 13SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:22pm)
- 14MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:05am)
- 20SunWinter solstice.
- 24ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:16am)
- 27SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 7 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 2, 10:34am
- New MoonWed 9, 1:26am
- First QuarterWed 16, 9:26am
- Full MoonThu 24, 11:08am
Perigee 6 Jun (362,200 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.6 | 9:21am | 2:06pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 8:44am | 1:26pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:01am | 10:05am | 3:08pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.2 | 2:40pm | 9:30pm | 4:25am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 11:25am | 4:43pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:49am | 8:21am | 1:53pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 11:55pm | 6:15am | 12:30pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2184
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 13 October 2026.