The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1975
Highlights this month
- 1SunNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (10:38pm)
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (11:27am)
- 11WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:05am)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:25am)
- 16MonMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (11:32pm)
- 19ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (12:37am)
- 22SunWinter solstice.
- 23MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:57am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 9:22am
- New MoonTue 10, 4:52am
- First QuarterTue 17, 12:59am
- Full MoonTue 24, 2:54am
Apogee 2 Jun (404,700 km) · Perigee 15 Jun (369,300 km) · Apogee 30 Jun (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 5.3 | 6:55am | 11:54am | 4:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.3 | 10:40am | 3:36pm | 8:32pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 0.7 | 2:14am | 7:59am | 1:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:20am | 8:02am | 1:44pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 9:21am | 2:09pm | 6:57pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 1:59pm | 8:34pm | 3:14am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:11pm | 11:22pm | 6:36am | Evening |
The solar system — June 1975
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.