The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1971
Highlights this month
- 13SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:43pm)
- 18FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:24am)
- 21MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:21pm)
- 22TueWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:57am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 1, 10:48am
- Full MoonWed 9, 10:10am
- Last QuarterWed 16, 11:26am
- New MoonWed 23, 7:56am
Apogee 2 Jun (404,900 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (369,400 km) · Apogee 30 Jun (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.6 | 6:59am | 11:46am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:58am | 10:55am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | −1.4 | 9:08pm | 4:16am | 11:21am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 3:30pm | 10:34pm | 5:44am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 5:38am | 10:40am | 3:43pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:12pm | 7:23pm | 1:39am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.8 | 3:41pm | 10:45pm | 5:52am | Evening |
The solar system — June 1971
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.