The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2185
Highlights this month
- 4SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:00pm)
- 8WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:06pm)
- 10FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.5). (1:11am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:34am)
- 21TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:37am)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 25SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:05am)
- 26SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 12:22pm
- Full MoonMon 13, 1:57pm
- Last QuarterTue 21, 10:32am
- New MoonTue 28, 12:53am
Apogee 12 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Jun (358,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 4.9 | 8:05am | 12:57pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 4:25am | 9:41am | 2:57pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 0.9 | 12:14pm | 5:58pm | 11:41pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.4 | 4:36pm | 11:58pm | 7:15am | All night |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 12:00pm | 5:32pm | 11:03pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 3:09am | 8:37am | 2:04pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:11am | 6:24am | 12:37pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2185
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 14 October 2026.