The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2186
Highlights this month
- 6TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:58am)
- 13TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:21am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:46pm)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 23FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:42pm)
- 26MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:36am)
- 29ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:50am)
- 29ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (1:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:28am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 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 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 2, 2:43pm
- Last QuarterSat 10, 7:08pm
- New MoonSat 17, 6:13pm
- First QuarterSat 24, 9:29am
Apogee 6 Jun (405,900 km) · Perigee 18 Jun (358,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 1.8 | 5:59am | 11:05am | 4:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.2 | 10:38am | 3:34pm | 8:31pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 6:15am | 11:06am | 3:57pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.4 | 7:19pm | 2:37am | 9:50am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 12:33pm | 6:19pm | 12:09am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 3:29am | 8:52am | 2:15pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:23am | 6:33am | 12:43pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2186
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.