The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1972
Highlights this month
- 5MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:09am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (10:40pm)
- 18SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:00am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 22ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:14am)
- 25SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.5). (7:37am)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 5, 7:27am
- New MoonSun 11, 9:31pm
- First QuarterMon 19, 1:46am
- Full MoonTue 27, 4:48am
Perigee 10 Jun (360,000 km) · Apogee 22 Jun (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.2 | 8:36am | 1:13pm | 5:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.2 | 7:52am | 12:38pm | 5:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:34am | 2:19pm | 7:04pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 5:43pm | 1:08am | 8:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 6:35am | 11:28am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:20pm | 7:38pm | 2:00am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.8 | 3:45pm | 10:51pm | 6:00am | Evening |
The solar system — June 1972
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.