The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1976
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:20am)
- 3ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (11:02am)
- 15TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:43pm)
- 18FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:05pm)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (9:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| 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 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 5, 10:25pm
- Full MoonSat 12, 2:11pm
- Last QuarterSat 19, 11:17pm
- New MoonMon 28, 12:57am
Perigee 10 Jun (363,400 km) · Apogee 22 Jun (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.5 | 5:37am | 10:45am | 3:52pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:33am | 12:16pm | 5:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.6 | 10:58am | 4:05pm | 9:12pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 4:44am | 9:53am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 10:05am | 2:59pm | 7:53pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 2:08pm | 8:49pm | 3:34am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:17pm | 11:28pm | 6:43am | Evening |
The solar system — June 1976
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.