The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2187
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (7:00am)
- 6WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (6:39pm)
- 7ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (4:01pm)
- 7ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:32pm)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:33am)
- 21ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:43am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 26TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:08am)
- 29FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:37am | 5:07pm | 9h 30m | 6:42pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 30 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 9:16am
- First QuarterThu 14, 3:32am
- Full MoonThu 21, 8:33am
- Last QuarterFri 29, 10:53am
Perigee 11 Jun (367,300 km) · Apogee 26 Jun (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.1 | 5:42am | 10:47am | 3:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:18am | 12:04pm | 4:49pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.1 | 1:01pm | 7:12pm | 1:25am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.3 | 10:20pm | 5:03am | 11:43am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 1:06pm | 7:06pm | 1:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 3:50am | 9:08am | 2:26pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:35am | 6:42am | 12:50pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2187
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 15 October 2026.