The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1970
Highlights this month
- 5FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (12:34pm)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (8:24am)
- 13SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:22am)
- 22MonWinter solstice.
- 24WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 4, 12:19pm
- First QuarterFri 12, 2:06pm
- Full MoonFri 19, 10:36pm
- Last QuarterFri 26, 2:02pm
Apogee 10 Jun (405,100 km) · Perigee 22 Jun (363,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.2 | 5:47am | 10:50am | 3:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 10:03am | 2:51pm | 7:38pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 8:45am | 1:25pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 1:56pm | 8:26pm | 3:00am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 4:37am | 9:51am | 3:04pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:59pm | 7:05pm | 1:15am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 3:32pm | 10:34pm | 5:41am | Evening |
The solar system — June 1970
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 24 August 2026.