The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1974
Highlights this month
- 4TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (4:50pm)
- 17MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:37pm)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (11:50pm)
- 22SatWinter solstice.
- 30SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:33pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 5, 8:10am
- Last QuarterThu 13, 11:47am
- New MoonThu 20, 2:57pm
- First QuarterThu 27, 5:16am
Apogee 9 Jun (405,600 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (359,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.7 | 8:58am | 1:46pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 4:34am | 9:49am | 3:03pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 10:19am | 3:13pm | 8:07pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 11:38pm | 6:03am | 12:24pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 8:30am | 1:15pm | 6:01pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:46pm | 8:15pm | 2:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:03pm | 11:11pm | 6:24am | Evening |
The solar system — June 1974
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 23 August 2026.